In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HUNG
HANG
hang
(verb) suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; “hang the venison for a few days”
cling, hang
(verb) hold on tightly or tenaciously; “hang on to your father’s hands”; “The child clung to his mother’s apron”
hang, hang up
(verb) cause to be hanging or suspended; “Hang that picture on the wall”
hang
(verb) place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; “hang a door”
hang
(verb) be placed in position as by a hinge; “This cabinet door doesn’t hang right!”
hang
(verb) be suspended or poised; “Heavy fog hung over the valley”
hang
(verb) be suspended or hanging; “The flag hung on the wall”
hang, fall, flow
(verb) fall or flow in a certain way; “This dress hangs well”; “Her long black hair flowed down her back”
hang
(verb) decorate or furnish with something suspended; “Hang wallpaper”
hang
(verb) let drop or droop; “Hang one’s head in shame”
attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear
(verb) 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, string up
(verb) kill by hanging; “The murderer was hanged on Friday”
hang
(verb) prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
hang
(verb) be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; “This worry hangs on my mind”; “The cloud of suspicion hangs over her”
hang
(verb) be exhibited; “Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Hung (plural Hungs)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hung is the 4932nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7137 individuals. Hung is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.73%) individuals.
Anagrams
• ungh
Verb
hung
simple past tense and past participle of hang
Adjective
hung (not generally comparable, comparative more hung, superlative most hung)
Suspended by hanging.
Having hanging additions or appendages.
(law) Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.
Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party.
(computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
(colloquial, of a person, slightly vulgar) Having a large penis (often preceded by an adverb, e.g. well hung).
Synonyms
• (having a large penis): macrophallic
Anagrams
• ungh
Source: Wiktionary
Hung, imp. & p. p.
Definition: of Hang. Hung beef, the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef.
HANG
Hang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hanged (hngd) or Hung (; p. pr. & vb. n. Hanging. 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.] Etym: [OE. hangen, hangien, v. t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h, v. t. (imp. heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang, v. i. D. hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, hängen, v. t, Isel hanga, v. i., Goth. hahan, v. t. (imp. haĂhah), hahan, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh. to L. cunctari to delay. sq. root37. ]
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. 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.
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.] (c) to lounge around a particular place; as, teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days -- To hang over. (a) To project at the top. (b) To impend over.
– To hang to, to cling.
– To hang together. (a) To remain united; to stand by one another. "We are all of a piece; we hang together." Dryden. (b) To be self- consistent; as, the story does not hang together. [Colloq.] -- To hang upon. (a) To regard with passionate affection. (b) (Mil.) To hover around; as, to hang upon the flanks of a retreating enemy.
Hang, n.
1. The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.
2. Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse. [Colloq.]
3. A sharp or steep declivity or slope. [Colloq.] To get the hang of, to learn the method or arrangement of; hence, to become accustomed to. [Colloq.]
HONG
Hong, n. Etym: [Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile house, factory.]
Definition: A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage. Hong merchant, one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners.
Hong, v. t. & i.
Definition: To hang. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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