hang+by+the+neck

  • 11hang — vb hung also hanged, hang·ing vt: to suspend by the neck until dead esp. as a form of execution often hanged in the past tense vi 1: to die by hanging often hanged in the past tense he hang ed for his crimes …

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  • 12hang|er — «HANG uhr», noun. 1. a thing on which something else is hung. 2. a shaped piece of wood, wire, or plastic with a hook at the top, on which a coat, dress, skirt, or other garment is hung. 3. a loop or ring attached to something to hang it up by,… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 13The Big Bad Wolf (novel) — The Big Bad Wolf is the ninth book by James Patterson featuring the former Washington, D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychiatrist and current FBI agent Alex Cross.Plot summaryThe book begins with a Russian mobster known as The Wolf buying… …

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  • 14hang|ing — «HANG ihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. death by hanging with a rope around the neck. 2. Often, hangings. something that hangs from a wall or bed. Curtains and draperies are hangings. 3. the act or fact of being suspended; suspension. –adj. 1. that… …

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  • 15hang — hangable, adj. hangability, n. /hang/, v., hung or (esp. for 4, 5, 20, 24) hanged; hanging; n. v.t. 1. to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend. 2. to attach or suspend so as to …

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  • 16hang — [[t]hæŋ[/t]] v. hung (esp. for4,5,20,24)hanged, hang•ing, 1) to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend 2) to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a door[/ex]… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17neck — neck1 W2S2 [nek] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of the body)¦ 2¦(clothing)¦ 3¦(narrow part)¦ 4 be up to your neck in something 5 neck and neck (with somebody) 6 in this/somebody s neck of the woods 7 get it in the neck 8 by a neck 9 …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18hang — hang1 W2S1 [hæŋ] v past tense and past participle hung [hʌŋ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top part fastened)¦ 2¦(picture etc)¦ 3¦(kill/be killed)¦ 4¦(paper)¦ 5¦(door)¦ 6¦(mist/smoke/smell)¦ 7 hang open 8 hang in the balance 9 hang by a thread …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19hang — hang1 [ hæŋ ] (past tense and past participle hung [ hʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something at top only ▸ 2 attach something to wall ▸ 3 kill with rope ▸ 4 put something into position ▸ 5 about smoke/smells ▸ 6 be seen in the sky ▸ 7 spend time in …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20hang — 1 verb past tense and past participle hung /h / 1 HANG FROM ABOVE a) (T) to fix or put something in a position so that the bottom part is free to move and does not touch the ground: Hang your coat on the hook. b) (intransitive always + adv/prep)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English