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.] -- 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.]
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