hanger
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hanger
a frame for hanging clothes: Here is a hanger for your coat.
Not to be confused with:
hangar – a shed for airplanes: The plane taxied to the hangar.
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hang·er
(hăng′ər)n.
1. One who hangs something: a house painter who also works as a paperhanger.
2. A contrivance to which something hangs or by which something is hung, as:
a. A device around which a garment is draped for hanging from a hook or rod.
b. A loop or strap by which something is hung.
3. A bracket on the spring shackle of a motor vehicle, designed to hold it to the chassis.
4. A decorative strip of cloth hung on a garment or wall.
5. A short sword that may be hung from a belt.
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hanger
(ˈhæŋə)n
1.
a. any support, such as a hook, strap, peg, or loop, on or by which something may be hung
b. See coat hanger
2.
a. a person who hangs something
b. (in combination): paperhanger.
3. (Automotive Engineering) a bracket designed to attach one part of a mechanical structure to another, such as the one that attaches the spring shackle of a motor car to the chassis
4. (Forestry) a wood on a steep hillside, characteristically beech growing on chalk in southern England
5. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms))
a. a loop or strap on a sword belt from which a short sword or dagger was hung
b. the weapon itself
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hang•er
(ˈhæŋ ər)n.
1. a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usu. of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
2. a part of something by which it is hung, as a loop on a garment.
3. a contrivance on which things are hung, as a hook.
4. a person who hangs something.
[1400–50]
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| Noun | 1. |  hanger - a worker who hangs something worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
| 2. | hanger - anything from which something can be hung clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger - a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on strap - hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
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Translations
عَلاَّقَةمِشْجَب، حَمّالَه
ramínko
bøjle
vaateripustin
vješalica
herîatré
ハンガー
옷걸이
vešiak
obešalnik
galge
ไม้แขวนเสื้อ
mắc áo
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hanger
[ˈhæŋər] n (also coat hanger) → cintre mhanger-on [ˌhæŋərˈɒn] n (pejorative) → parasite mhang-glider [ˈhæŋglaɪdər] n → deltaplane® mhang-gliding [ˈhæŋglaɪdɪŋ] nto go hang-gliding → faire du deltaplane®
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hang
(hӕŋ) – past tense, past participle hung (haŋ) – verb1. to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook. We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.
2. to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall. A door hangs by its hinges.
3. (past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop. Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.
4. (often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards. The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.
5. to bow (one's head). He hung his head in shame.
ˈhanger noun (usually ˈcoat-hanger) a shaped metal, wooden or plastic frame with a hook on which jackets, dresses etc are hung up.
ˈhanging noun the (act of) killing a criminal by hanging.
ˈhangings noun plural curtains or material hung on walls for decoration.
ˈhangman noun a man whose job it is to hang criminals.
ˈhangover noun the unpleasant after effects of having had too much alcohol. He woke up with a hangover.
get the hang of to learn or begin to understand how to do (something). It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.
hang about/around1. to stand around, doing nothing. I don't like to see all these youths hanging about (street-corners).
2. to be close to (a person) frequently. I don't want you hanging around my daughter.
hang back to hesitate or be unwilling. The soldiers all hung back when the sergeant asked for volunteers.
hang in the balance to be in doubt. The success of this project is hanging in the balance.
hang on1. to wait. Will you hang on a minute – I'm not quite ready.
2. (often with to) to hold. Hang on to that rope.
3. to keep; to retain. He likes to hang on to his money.
hang together to agree or be consistent. His statements just do not hang together.
hang up1. to hang (something) on something. Hang up your coat in the cupboard.
2. (often with on) to put the receiver back after a telephone conversation. I tried to talk to her, but she hung up (on me).
She hung the picture up.
The murderer was hanged.
The murderer was hanged.
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hanger
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