hang gliding | gliding in a hang glider |
hang | a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms |
bent hang | a hang performed with the elbows bent |
inverted hang | a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down |
lever hang | a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position |
reverse hang | a hang with the arms extended in back |
straight hang | a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides |
piked reverse hang | a reverse hang performed on the rings |
suspension dangling hanging | the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely), there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait |
hanging | a form of capital punishment, victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead, in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment |
hanging fly | any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae |
double-hung window | a window having two sashes that slide up and down |
hang glider | a glider resembling a large kite, the rider hangs from it while descending from a height |
hanging wall hanging | decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window, the cold castle walls were covered with hangings |
Hanging Gardens of Babylon | a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates, construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around BC |
hang | the way a garment hangs, he adjusted the hang of his coat |
bent knack hang | 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 |
hang-up hitch rub snag | an unforeseen obstacle |
hang-up | an emotional preoccupation |
hung jury | a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial) |
hanging wall | the upper wall of an inclined fault |
hang glider | a rider of a hang glider |
ivy geranium ivy-leaved geranium hanging geranium Pelargonium peltatum | a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers |
hanging chad | a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner |
hang | suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste, hang the venison for a few days |
persevere persist hang in hang on hold on | be persistent, refuse to stop, he persisted to call me every night, The child persisted and kept asking questions |
hang up | interrupt a telephone conversation |
master get the hang | be or become completely proficient or skilled in, She mastered Japanese in less than two years |
hang on hold the line hold on | hold the phone line open, Please hang on while I get your folder |
cling hang | hold on tightly or tenaciously, hang on to your father's hands, The child clung to his mother's apron |
hang up | put a telephone receiver back in its cradle |
append tag on tack on tack hang on | fix to, attach, append a charm to the necklace |
hang hang up | cause to be hanging or suspended, Hang that picture on the wall |
hang | place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction, hang a door |
hang | be placed in position as by a hinge, This cabinet door doesn't hang right! |
hang | be suspended or poised, Heavy fog hung over the valley |
hang | be suspended or hanging, The flag hung on the wall |
hang fall flow | fall or flow in a certain way, This dress hangs well, Her long black hair flowed down her back |
hang | decorate or furnish with something suspended, Hang wallpaper |
care a hang give a hoot give a hang give a dam | show no concern or interest, always used in the negative, I don't give a hoot, She doesn't give a damn about her job |
hang glide soar | fly by means of a hang glider |
hang | let drop or droop, Hang one's head in shame |
drag trail get behind hang back drop behind drop back | to lag or linger behind, But in so many other areas we still are dragging |
attend hang advert pay heed give ear | give heed (to), The children in the audience attended the recital quietly, She hung on his every word, They attended to everything he said |
hang out | spend time in a certain location or with certain people, She hangs out at the corner cafe |
hang string up | kill by hanging, The murderer was hanged on Friday |
hang | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury |
hang together interdepend | be connected, In my heart I can make the world hang together |
d loiter lounge footle lollygag loaf lallygag hang around mess about tarry linger lurk mill about mill around a | be about, The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square, Who is this man that is hanging around the department? |
hang by a thread hang by a hair | depend on a small thing or be at risk, His life now hangs by a thread |