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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hang \Hang\ (h[a^]ng), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}.
Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hongien, v. t. & i., AS. hangian, verb (used without an object), fr. h[=o]n, verb (used with an object) (imp. heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang[=o]n, verb (used without an object), D. hangen, verb (used with an object) & i., G. hangen, v. i, h["a]ngen, verb (used with an object), Icel. hanga, verb (used without an object), Goth. h[=a]han, verb (used with an object) (imp. ha['i]hah), h[=a]han, verb (used without an object) (imp. hahaida), and perh. to L. cunctari to delay. [root]37. ]
1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner.
2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc.
3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.]
4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures, trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.
Hung be the heavens with black. --Shak.
And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils. --Dryden.
6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.
Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --Milton.
8. To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one obstinate juror can hang a jury. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{To hang down}, to let fall below the proper position; to bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or, elliptically, to hang the head.
{To hang fire} (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire; hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hung \Hung\, imp. & p. p. of {Hang}.
{Hung beef}, the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hung See {hang}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hang
noun
1: 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" [syn: {bent}, {knack}]
2: the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
3: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
verb
1: be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
2: cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" [syn: {hang up}]
3: kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday" [syn: {string up}]
4: let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"
5: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: {fall}, {flow}]
6: be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
7: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {advert}, {pay heed}, {give ear}]
8: be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
9: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: {cling}]
10: be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
11: prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
12: decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"
13: be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
14: place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"
15: of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" [also: {hung}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hung
adjective: (usually followed by 'with' or used in a combining form) having items suspended on or from a support; "walls hung with valuable paintings"; "a vine-hung trellis"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "hung": cascading, dangling, dependent, depending, falling, falling loosely, flowing, hanging, pendent, pending, pendulant, pendular, penduline, pendulous, pensile, suspended, swinging, weeping
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
hung adjective [from 'hung up'; common] Equivalent to {wedged}, but more common at Unix/C sites. Not generally used of people. Syn. with {locked up}, {wedged}; compare {hosed}. See also {hang}. A hung state is distinguished from {crash}ed or {down}, where the program or system is also unusable but because it is not running rather than because it is waiting for something. However, the recovery from both situations is often the same. It is also distinguished from the similar but more drastic state {wedged} - hung software can be woken up with easy things like interrupt keys, but wedged will need a kill -9 or even reboot.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
hung ["hung up"] Equivalent to {wedged}, but more common at Unix/C sites. Not generally used of people. Synonym with {locked up}, {wedged}; compare {hosed}. See also {hang}. A hung state is distinguished from {crash}ed or {down}, where the program or system is also unusable but because it is not running rather than because it is waiting for something. However, the recovery from both situations is often the same. [{Jargon File}]
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