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Nouns (4)

hang

n. the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"

hang, bent, knack

n. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

Verbs (22)

hang

v. suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"

hang

v. place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"

hang

v. be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

hang

v. be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"

hang

v. decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"

hang

v. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

hang

v. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

hang

v. be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

hang

v. to crash in such a way that the computer does not respond to input of the mouse or the keyboard

hang, hang over

v. be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"

v. fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

hang, hang up, cause to hang

v. cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"

hang, string up, kill by hanging

v. kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"

hang, be burdensome, be oppressive

v. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

Adverbs (25)

adv. in rotation; in revolution; "The wheels are spinning around"

around, in circumference

adv. "the trunk is ten feet around"

around, all around, all the way around

adv. from an unspecified place all the way to a destination: "He came all the way around the base"

round, around, throughout

adv. "It rains all year round on Skye"

around, in several places, here and there, from place to place

adv. "He traveled around in Asia"

near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity

adv. "She is always about"

about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

Adjectives (3)

astir, about, around

adj. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"

Fuzzynyms (114)

capacity, mental ability

n. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

faculty, mental faculty

n. one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

potency, potentiality, potential

n. the inherent capacity for coming into being

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

forte, strength, strong point

n. a skill at which you excel

art, artistry, prowess, superior skill

n. the superior ability that is attained by study and practice and observation; "he had mastered the art of a great craftsman"

craft, craftsmanship, workmanship

n. skill in an occupation or trade

expertise, expertness

n. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

expertise, proficiency

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

brilliance, genius

n. unusual mental ability

genius, wizardry

n. exceptional creative ability

control, mastery, command

n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

n. a practical method or art applied to some particular task

n. technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

instinct, inherent aptitude

n. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

sentience, sense, sentiency, sensory faculty

n. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"

attach, cause to be attached

v. cause to be attached

hinge, attach by a hinge, attach with a hinge

v. attach with a hinge

suspend, hang freely

v. hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"

v. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

float, set afloat

v. set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"

v. cause to be balanced or suspended

hover, hang in the air

v. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

attach, cause to be attached

v. cause to be attached

hinge, attach by a hinge, attach with a hinge

v. attach with a hinge

lynch, execute extralegally

v. kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

hinge, attach by a hinge, attach with a hinge

v. attach with a hinge

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

curve, arch, arc

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

curve, curl, kink

v. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

dip, dim

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

in essence, basically, fundamentally, essentially, au fond

adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

adv. "He was practically the only guest at the party"

near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity

adv. "She is always about"

Synonyms (10)

adj. on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived"

engaged, employed, occupied

adj. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"

engaged, in use, tied up

adj. of a telephone

adj. (of a person) very busy and active: "always on the go"

adj. too busy

adj. busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"

Antonyms (1)

flat

adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"

hang around

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