Hang \Hang\, v. i.

1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.

2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.

3. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck. [R.]

``Sir Balaam hangs.'' --Pope.

4. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point. ``Two infants hanging on her neck.'' --Peacham.

5. To be, or be like, a suspended weight.

Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. --Addison.

6. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.

7. To lean or incline; to incline downward.

To decide which way hung the victory. --Milton.

His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. --Pope.

8. To slope down; as, hanging grounds.

9. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.

A noble stroke he lifted high, Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell On the proud crest of Satan. --Milton.

To hang around, to loiter idly about.

To hang back, to hesitate; to falter; to be reluctant. ``If any one among you hangs back.'' --Jowett (Thucyd.).

To hang by the eyelids.
   (a) To hang by a very slight hold or tenure.
   (b) To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete.

To hang in doubt, to be in suspense.

To hang on (with the emphasis on the preposition), to keep hold; to hold fast; to stick; to be persistent, as a disease.

To hang on the lips, words, etc., to be charmed by eloquence.

To hang out.
   (a) To be hung out so as to be displayed; to project.
   (b) To be unyielding; as, the juryman hangs out against an agreement. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)