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STAY
IN THE AIR j&A 7 7 9 [V +adv./prep.] to stay in the air ( A $ 7 ) : Smoke
hung in the air above the city.
IM 'hang sth (BrE, informal) used to say that you
are not going to worry about sth 7 A 7; 7 If: Oh, let’s get two and hang the
expense! pjtBf, ISCI^W'fftBB, Hf A £ 7 $$ ! hang a left/'right (NAmE) to take a left/right
turn [p]£ / ft hang by a hair/'thread (of a person’s life to be in great danger -pp-^ —
; ft;AJB7
hang
(on) ’in there [informal) to remain determined
to succeed even when a situation is difficult ft'0; MJTTA; 7^1$ hang on sb’s
words/on sb’s every word to listen with great attention to sb you
admire 7AIL7#ilfTl^^$A#i£; jfe A^B/f^AfftiS hang 'tough (NAmE) to be determined and
refuse to change your attitude or ideas
let it all hang ‘out (informal) to express your
feelings freely —more at balance n., fire n.,
grim, heavy adv., loose adj., peg n., well adv. i,hang a'bout (BrE, informal) 1 to wait or stay
near a place, not doing very much ( A ^ ^
W, il i?, kids hanging about in
the streets A®
2 to be very slow doing sth 1f f&: I can’t hang about—the
boss wants to see me. nj
7t£0f§St$i
T 3 (informal) used to
tell sb to stop what they
are doing or saying for a short time —T; ^ — Hang about! There’s something
not quite right here. _g.'lf! £UL A 7 ^ A „ .hang
a'bout with sb (informal) to spend a lot of time
with sb ( $JL ,hang a'round
(...)
(informal) to wait or stay near a place, not doing
very much ( A3£#ITO ) M®, iW: You hang
around here in case he
comes, and I’ll go on ahead, #A
hang
a'round with sb (informal) to spend a lot of time
with sb (-fn&A ) L ,hang 'back
to remain in a place
after all the other people have left 107; *U^gAJK# ,hang ‘back (from
sth) to
hesitate because you are nervous about doing or saying sth ft; H£lt; A # tfc Ri: I was sure she knew
the answer but for some reason she hung back. flciSc^vEMAPiS^ m, jI7&AA£#7imfilAo.
,hang'on 1 to hold
sth tightly %: Hang on
tight—we’re off! MMX
milil&T.! o note at hold 2 (informal) used to ask sb to wait
for a short time or to stop what they are doing #-*T; ~fc. Hang on—I’m not quite ready, iffjij
#| %0 0 Now hang on a minute—you
can’t really believe what
you just said! 7 —
#7 AiMi^BE ! 3 to wait for sth to
happen ^ :
I haven’t heard if I’ve got
the job yet—they’ve kept me
hanging on for days.
—
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4 (informal) used on the telephone
to ask sb who is calling to wait until they can talk to the person they want
£ij ££ ffe iS, ^ — 7 : Hang on—I’ll just see
if he’s here. T -— ici&«fc1f'lf'#A7Ao 5 to continue
doing sth in difficult
circumstances ( Ai£ii;7 ) Mjf, 7 jfc
A: The team hung on for
victory. 7 gA 3| 7 Jft 7J 'hang on sth to depend on sth
AlftT, i&T ( ) : A lot hangs on this
decision.
,hang 'on to sth 1 to hold sth tightly Hang on to that rope and don’t let go.
2 (informal) to keep sth, not sell it or give it away
f0; 7^fT; 7 A: Let’s hang on to those old photographs—they may be valuable. n|
,hang‘out
(informal) to spend a lot of time
in a place AA7#; # A^£#: The local kids hang out at the mall ^#(ft|£7 #Ai§j^i^^r0
— related noun hang-out ,hang ‘over sb if sth bad or
unpleasant is hanging over you, you think about it and worry about it a
lot because it is happening or might happen # tft A # # ; fiA rJ ffl fc A: The possibility of a
court case is still hanging over her. ,hang
to gether 1 to fit together well;
to be the same as or consistent with each other #; -■
jgc; ji£ ®: Their accounts of what happened don’t hang together. #jfl# A)W1f o 2 (of
people A) to support or
help one another j=g 5 37#; Sffifj&flij; ftA'fhA ,hang up to end a telephone
conversation by putting the telephone receiver
down or switching the telephone off ££ Ur Eg, : After I hung up I
remembered what I’d wanted to say.
hang stlv- up (informal) to finish using sth
for the last time ££ ih # ff! $1: Ruth has hung up her
dancing
shoes. ,hang ‘up on sb
(informal) to end a telephone
call by suddenly and unexpectedly putting the telephone down ^ $ }i
mi-
femm!
— see also hung up
« noun [sing ] the way in which a
dress, piece of cloth, etc. falls or moves (AM. £R$l#(ft ) fell A A;, Ti get the ‘hang of sth (informal) to learn how to do or
to use sth; to understand sth ^ IS ••• (ft 11451; TM
-- (ft ff| A;
iSPJT iATj: It’s not difficult once you get the hang of it.
fommTWmmttTo hangar
/’haerjafc);
'haer)ga(r)/ noun a large building in
which aircraft are kept A 71 IT hang-dog /'haeijdDg; NAmE -do:g/ adj. [only before noun] if a person has a hangdog
look, they look sad or ashamed
hanger
/'haer)a(r)/
(also coat
hanger, clothes hanger) noun a curved piece of
wood, plastic or wire, with a hook at the top, that you use to hang clothes up
on — picture o page R22
,hanger-'on noun
(pi. .hangers-'on)
(often
disapproving) a person who tries to be
friendly with a famous person or who goes to important events, in order to get
some advantage
'hang-glider
noun 1 the frame used in
hang-gliding Ifc}£^;?&$l7l2a person who goes
hang-gliding ,i;#A
'hang-gliding
noun [u] a sport in which you
fly while hanging from a frame like a large kite
which you control with your body movements }i:££:
to
go hang-gliding — picture o page
R33
hang ing /'haerjiq/ noun 1 [U, C] the practice of
killing sb as a punishment by putting a rope around their neck and hanging them
from a high place; an occasion when this happens : to sentence sb to death by
hanging £iJ#^A^)PJ o public hangings 2 [C, usually pi.] a large piece of
material that is hung on a wall for decoration Jfi)#; wall hangings ££A
.hanging
'basket noun a basket or similar container with
flowers growing in it, that is hung from a building by a short chain or rope M; — picture o
page R24
.hanging
'valley noun
(technical A iff) a valley which
joins a deeper valley, often with a waterfall
where the two valleys join ## ( ^^##7
)
hang-man /'haeijman/
noun (pi. -men /-man/) a man whose
job is to hang criminals jA.Tr^tlfU(ftA; £1]77 hang-nail /'haeijneil/ noun a piece of skin near
the bottom or at the side of your nail that is loose and sore
()mm
'hang-out noun (informal) a place where sb lives or likes to go often jiff; EEG3 haunt
hang-over
/’haei]auva(r); NAmE -oovar/ noun 1 the headache and sick
feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol fjti? ( MJtB§M7!7-A£ftA If W2£I£'ll'Jx.JE& ) : She woke up with a
terrible hangover. #0 2 [usually sing.] ~ (from
sth) a feeling, custom, idea, etc. that remains from the
past, although it is no longer practical or suitable it g
) : the insecure
feeling that was U hangover
from her childhood MJLN’H T(ft7:$:4^!il 0 hangover laws from the previous administration —see also hold
over
the Hang Seng Index /.haerj ‘seq indeks/ noun a figure that shows
the relative price of shares on the