To hang something is to put it on a wall, on a hook, or around some other object. This is an irregular verb with two different possibilities for the past tense and the past participle.
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hung / hanged
hung / hanged
I hung my coat in the closet.
Where do you hang your clothes?
Paintings hang in an art gallery.
Signs hang in windows to advertise products.
Many Americans hang American flags outside their homes on national holidays.
Icicles hang from the eaves of houses in the winter.
Business men hang neckties around their necks when wearing a suit.
You hang your clothes on a hanger.
The word "hang" is also used when a person spends time alone or with other people, usually friends.
Rogelio likes to hang out with this friends on the weekend.
Vanessa has been hanging with some bad people lately.
Who do you hang out with?
Let’s hang this weekend.
There’s a strange-looking guy hanging around outside the store. He’s by himself.
The police came by to talk to someone who was hanging around outside of a bank for several hours.
There are some popular expressions that use the word "hang."
Don’t leave me hanging. (Don’t leave me along. I need help.)
I have another call.Can you hang on? (Can you wait?)
Hang on. I’ll be right back. (Wait.)
How’s it hanging? (How’s it going?)
The patient is still hanging on. (The patient is still alive. He hasn’t died yet.)
There’s a form of execution that involves putting a rope around a person’s neck. In this case, use the word "hang."
As a form of frontier justice in the old west, people were hung for stealing or murder.
John Wilkes Booth was hanged for his involvement in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
People of a town used to gather to watch a convicted criminal be hung.
Hanging is no longer a form of corporal punishment in the United States, but it is still practiced in a few other countries around the world.
You hang your clothes on a hanger.