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hang on
(mass) | hang on
- počkať |
hang on
(encz) | hang on,držet se v: [hovor.] PetrV |
hang on
(encz) | hang on,nepřestávat v: [hovor.] PetrV |
hang on
(encz) | hang on,počkat v: [hovor.] doma apod. PetrV |
hang on
(czen) | Hang On, Mobile Phones' Ringing,HOMPR[zkr.] |
hang on
(wn) | hang on
v 1: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn:
append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on]
2: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every
night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn:
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on]
3: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your
folder" [syn: hang on, hold the line, hold on] |
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hang on every word
(encz) | hang on every word, |
hang on like grim death
(encz) | hang on like grim death, |
hang on tight
(encz) | hang on tight,sotva se držet na nohou v: MiCh |
To hang on
(gcide) | Hang \Hang\, v. i.
1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without
support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to
remain; to stay.
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2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion
on the point or points of suspension.
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3. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
[R.] "Sir Balaam hangs." --Pope.
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4. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with
on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
"Two infants hanging on her neck." --Peacham.
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5. To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
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Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. --Addison.
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6. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually
with over; as, evils hang over the country.
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7. To lean or incline; to incline downward.
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To decide which way hung the victory. --Milton.
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His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. --Pope.
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8. To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
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9. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to
linger; to be delayed.
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A noble stroke he lifted high,
Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell
On the proud crest of Satan. --Milton.
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10. (Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Of a ball: To rebound
unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on
the ball or imperfections of ground.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Baseball) to fail to curve, break, or drop as intended;
-- said of pitches, such as curve balls or sliders.
[PJC]
12. (Computers) to cease to operate normally and remain
suspended in some state without performing useful work;
-- said of computer programs, computers, or individual
processes within a program; as, when using Windows 3.1,
my system would hang and need rebooting several times a
day.
Note: this situation could be caused by bugs within an
operating system or within a program, or
incompatibility between programs or between programs
and the hardware.
[PJC]
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 To hang on the 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; to hold out. [Colloq.]
(c) to loiter or lounge around a particular place; as,
teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days.
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.
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To hang on the lips
(gcide) | Hang \Hang\, v. i.
1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without
support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to
remain; to stay.
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2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion
on the point or points of suspension.
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3. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
[R.] "Sir Balaam hangs." --Pope.
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4. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with
on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
"Two infants hanging on her neck." --Peacham.
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5. To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
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Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. --Addison.
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6. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually
with over; as, evils hang over the country.
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7. To lean or incline; to incline downward.
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To decide which way hung the victory. --Milton.
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His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. --Pope.
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8. To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
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9. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to
linger; to be delayed.
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A noble stroke he lifted high,
Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell
On the proud crest of Satan. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Of a ball: To rebound
unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on
the ball or imperfections of ground.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Baseball) to fail to curve, break, or drop as intended;
-- said of pitches, such as curve balls or sliders.
[PJC]
12. (Computers) to cease to operate normally and remain
suspended in some state without performing useful work;
-- said of computer programs, computers, or individual
processes within a program; as, when using Windows 3.1,
my system would hang and need rebooting several times a
day.
Note: this situation could be caused by bugs within an
operating system or within a program, or
incompatibility between programs or between programs
and the hardware.
[PJC]
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 To hang on the 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; to hold out. [Colloq.]
(c) to loiter or lounge around a particular place; as,
teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days.
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.
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To hang on the sleeve of
(gcide) | Sleeve \Sleeve\, n. [OE. sleeve, sleve, AS. sl?fe, sl?fe; akin
to sl?fan to put on, to clothe; cf. OD. sloove the turning up
of anything, sloven to turn up one's sleeves, sleve a sleeve,
G. schlaube a husk, pod.]
1. The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve
of a coat or a gown. --Chaucer.
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2. A narrow channel of water. [R.]
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The Celtic Sea, called oftentimes the Sleeve.
--Drayton.
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3. (Mach.)
(a) A tubular part made to cover, sustain, or steady
another part, or to form a connection between two
parts.
(b) A long bushing or thimble, as in the nave of a wheel.
(c) A short piece of pipe used for covering a joint, or
forming a joint between the ends of two other pipes.
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4. (Elec.) A double tube of copper, in section like the
figure 8, into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so
that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is
made. The joint thus made is called
a McIntire joint.
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Sleeve button, a detachable button to fasten the wristband
or cuff.
Sleeve links, two bars or buttons linked together, and used
to fasten a cuff or wristband.
To laugh in the sleeve or To laugh up one's sleeve to
laugh privately or unperceived, especially while
apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward
the person or persons laughed at; that is, perhaps,
originally, by hiding the face in the wide sleeves of
former times.
To pinon the sleeve of, or To hang on the sleeve of, to
be, or make, dependent upon.
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To hang on the words
(gcide) | Hang \Hang\, v. i.
1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without
support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to
remain; to stay.
[1913 Webster]
2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion
on the point or points of suspension.
[1913 Webster]
3. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
[R.] "Sir Balaam hangs." --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
4. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with
on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
"Two infants hanging on her neck." --Peacham.
[1913 Webster]
5. To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
[1913 Webster]
Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
6. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually
with over; as, evils hang over the country.
[1913 Webster]
7. To lean or incline; to incline downward.
[1913 Webster]
To decide which way hung the victory. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
8. To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
[1913 Webster]
9. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to
linger; to be delayed.
[1913 Webster]
A noble stroke he lifted high,
Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell
On the proud crest of Satan. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Of a ball: To rebound
unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on
the ball or imperfections of ground.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Baseball) to fail to curve, break, or drop as intended;
-- said of pitches, such as curve balls or sliders.
[PJC]
12. (Computers) to cease to operate normally and remain
suspended in some state without performing useful work;
-- said of computer programs, computers, or individual
processes within a program; as, when using Windows 3.1,
my system would hang and need rebooting several times a
day.
Note: this situation could be caused by bugs within an
operating system or within a program, or
incompatibility between programs or between programs
and the hardware.
[PJC]
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 To hang on the 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; to hold out. [Colloq.]
(c) to loiter or lounge around a particular place; as,
teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days.
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.
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