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| hang⇒ vtr | (execute by hanging) | ophangen overg.ww |
| | In the nineteenth century it was common to hang criminals. |
| hang vtr | (fasten to wall, etc.) | ophangen overg.ww |
| | What do you think about hanging the mirror on that wall? |
| hang vtr | (adorn, decorate) | behangen overg.ww |
| | | versieren overg.ww |
| | Hang the Christmas tree with glass baubles. |
| hang vtr | (art gallery exhibit) | tentoonstellen overg.ww |
| | The curators hung the Dalí paintings at the museum. |
| hang vtr | colloquial (attach) | erbij doen overg.ww |
| | The government hung a tax provision on the housing bill. |
| hang vtr | (suspend with hinges) | ophangen overg.ww |
| | The carpenters hung the door on its hinges. |
| hang vtr | colloquial (pay a price) | laten boeten overg. ww |
| | The opposition is going to hang that politician for his actions. |
| hang vtr | slang (stay, wait) | uithangen, hangen, rondhangen, blijven onoverg.ww |
| | | zitten ww |
| | We are just going to hang here till the band arrives. |
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hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (loiter) | rondhangen scheidb.onoverg.ww |
| | It's annoying when youths hang around at the bus stop intimidating customers. |
| | Het is vervelend wanneer jongeren bij de bushalte rondhangen en klanten intimideren. |
hang around with [sb],
also UK: hang about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (socialize with [sb]) | met iemand omgaan woordgr + onoverg.ww. |
| | Since Harvey started hanging around with a group of older boys, he is always getting in trouble. |
| hang back vi phrasal | (not step forward) | aarzelen onoverg.ww |
| | | zich afzijdig houden wk.ww |
| | The goalkeeper had a tendency to hang back on his line instead of coming out for crosses. |
| hang down vi phrasal | (droop, dangle) | hangen, bungelen onoverg.ww |
| | The Halloween decorations were hanging down from the ceiling. |
| hang in vi phrasal | slang (persevere, not be discouraged) | volhouden scheidb.ww |
| | Even when he knew he would lose the race, he hung in and finished strongly. |
| | Zelfs toen hij wist dat hij de race zou verliezen, hield hij vol en eindigde hij sterk. |
| hang on to [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (cling to) | aan iets vasthouden woordgr |
| | The slope was so steep and slippery that I had to hang on to a tree to avoid falling. |
| hang on to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (retain, keep) | aan iets vasthouden woordgr |
| | These old books are worthless, but I hang on to them because they remind me of my childhood. |
| hang on to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (attend very closely to) | aan iets vasthouden woordgr |
| hang out vi phrasal | slang (spend time idly) | rondhangen, uithangen onoverg.ww |
| | Why don't you come over to my house and hang out for awhile. |
| | Waarom kom je niet eens langs, dan kunnen we wat rondhangen. |
| hang out with [sb] vtr phrasal | slang (be with friends) | omgaan met, optrekken met ww + vz |
| | Since he got a girlfriend he stopped hanging out with his friends. |
| hang up vi phrasal | (replace phone receiver) (telefoon) | ophangen onoverg. ww |
| | It is very rude to hang up in the middle of a telephone conversation. |
hang [sth] up,
hang up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (suspend from a high place) | ophangen overg. ww |
| | The children hung up their coats at the back of the classroom. |
hang [sth] up,
hang up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (delay, impede) | ophouden overg. ww |
| | | uitstellen overg. ww |
| | The car accident near the highway off-ramp hung up traffic for several hours. |
| hang up on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (end phone call) (telefoon) | ophangen onoverg. ww |
| | (verouderd) | de hoorn op de haak gooien onoverg. uitdr |
| | I was giving Alex a piece of my mind when he hung up on me! |
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get the hang of [sth],
get the hang of doing [sth] v expr | informal (learn to do) (figuurlijk) | iets onder de knie krijgen woordgr |
| | I took her ice-skating for the first time, and she got the hang of it right away. |
| get the hang of [sth] v expr | informal (understand) | iets begrijpen overg.ww |
| | At first the movie made no sense to me, but after a while I got the hang of it. |
| hang about interj | UK, slang (stop, wait a moment) | Wacht even! tw |
| | Hang about, do you mean to say you knew about that the whole time and just didn't tell me?! |
| hang by a thread v expr | (dangle) | aan een draadje hangen onoverg.uitdr. |
| Opmerking: Often used in continuous tenses |
| | The Emergency Room doctor told me that my fingertip was hanging by a thread. |
| hang by a thread v expr | figurative (be precarious) (figuurlijk) | aan een zijden draadje hangen onoverg.uitdr. |
| Opmerking: Often used in continuous tenses |
| | Sam's life hung by a thread as he struggled to come out of a coma. |
| hang gliding n | (flying kite-like aircraft) | deltavliegen nw het, ont. |
| | Andrew goes hang gliding every weekend. |
| hang in the balance v expr | figurative (be precarious) | onbeslist zijn, onzeker zijn bn + ww |
| | Australia's political future hung in the balance after no clear winner emerged in Saturday's election. |
| hang loose v expr | (be detached, dangle) | loshangen ww |
| | Water was pouring from the roof because part of the gutter was hanging loose. |
| hang loose v expr | slang, figurative (relax, be relaxed) | relax ww |
| | Hang loose, man - I'll be back in a minute. |
| hang out vi + adv | (dangle, protrude) | bungelen, slingeren onoverg.ww |
| | The cat's tongue was hanging out. |
| hang tough v expr | slang (not quit) (informeel, fig.) | doorbijten onoverg.ww |
| | | volhouden, doorzetten onoverg.ww |
| hang your head v expr | (in shame) (uit schaamte) | het hoofd laten hangen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The defendant hung his head as the judge pronounced his sentence. |
| | De beschuldigde liet zijn hoofd hangen toen de rechter zijn straf uitsprak. |
| hang-up n | informal (psychological complex) | complex nw het |
| | | obsessie nw de |
| | I've got a hang-up about the size of my hips. |
| hang-up n | US, informal (impediment) | hindernis nw de |
| | | ongemak nw het |
| | We've run into a bit of a hang-up and need more time to finish. |
hangout,
hang-out n | informal (frequented place) (informeel) | hangplek nw de |
| | | ontmoetingsplaats nw de |
| | The club has become a hangout for students after school. |