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- [hang ey left]
- /hæŋ eɪ lɛft/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hang ey left]
- /hæŋ eɪ lɛft/
Definitions of hang a left words
- verb with object hang a left to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend. 1
- verb with object hang a left to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a pendulum. 1
- verb with object hang a left to place in position or fasten so as to allow easy or ready movement. 1
- verb with object hang a left to put to death by suspending by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, yardarm, or the like. 1
- verb with object hang a left to suspend (oneself) by the neck until dead: He hanged himself from a beam in the attic. 1
- verb with object hang a left to fasten to a cross; crucify. 1
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Origin of hang a left
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; fusion of 3 verbs: (1) Middle English, Old English hōn to hang (transitive), cognate with Gothic hāhan, orig. *haghan; (2) Middle English hang(i)en, Old English hangian to hang (intransitive), cognate with German hangen; (3) Middle English henge < Old Norse hengja (transitive), cognate with German hängen to hang
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Parts of speech for Hang a left
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hang a left popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hang a left usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hang a left
verb hang a left
- twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- spin — to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
- swing — to play (music) in the style of swing.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
Antonyms for hang a left
verb hang a left
- straighten — make straight
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- steady — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
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