Part 5109

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Handygripe</h1> <Xpage=668>

<hw>Hand"y*gripe`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting.</def>

<i>Hudibras.</i>

<h1>Handystroke</h1> <Xpage=668>

<hw>Hand"y*stroke`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A blow with the hand.</def>

<h1>Hand-work</h1> <Xpage=668>

<hw>Hand"-work`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Handiwork</er>.</def>

<h1>Hang</h1> <Xpage=668>

<hw>Hang</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hanged</er> <tt>(h?ngd)</tt> &or; <er>Hung</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hanging</er>. <usage>The use of <i>hanged</i> is preferable to that of <i>hung</i>, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more common</usage>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>hangen</ets>, <ets>hangien</ets>, <ets>v. t. & i.</ets>, AS. <ets>hangian</ets>, <tt>v. i.</tt>, fr. <ets>h<?/n</ets>, <tt>v. t.</tt> (imp. <ets>heng</ets>, p. p. <ets>hongen</ets>); akin to OS. <ets>hang<?/n</ets>, <tt>v. i.</tt> D. <ets>hangen</ets>, <ets>v. t. & i.</ets>, G. <ets>hangen</ets>, <ets>v. i</ets>, <ets>h\'84ngen</ets>, <ets>v. t</ets>, Isel <ets>hanga</ets>, <tt>v. i.</tt>, Goth. <ets>h\'behan</ets>, <tt>v. t.</tt> (imp. <ets>ha\'a1hah</ets>), <ets>h\'behan</ets>, <tt>v. i.</tt> (imp. <ets>hahaida</ets>), and perh. to L. <ets>cunctari</ets> to delay. &root;37. ]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with <i>up</i> or <i>out</i>; <as>as, to <ex>hang</ex> a coat on a hook; to <ex>hang</ex> up a sign; to <ex>hang</ex> out a banner.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; <as>as, to <ex>hang</ex> a murderer</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.</def>

<blockquote><b>Hung</b> be the heavens with black. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And <b>hung</b> thy holy roofs with savage spoils. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; <as>as, he <ex>hung</ex> his head in shame</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Cowslips wan that <b>hang</b> the pensive head. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To hang down</col>, <cd>to let fall below the proper position; to bend down; to decline; as, to <i>hang down<i> the head, or, elliptically, to <i>hang<i> the head.</cd> -- <col>To hang fire</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to be slow in communicating fire through the vent to the charge; as, the gun <i>hangs fire<i>; hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hand</h1> <Xpage=668>

<hw>Hand</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "Sir Balaam <i>hangs</i>."

<i>Pope.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with <i>on</i> or <i>upon</i>; <as>as, this question <ex>hangs</ex> on a single point</as>.</def> "Two infants <i>hanging</i> on her neck."

<i>Peacham.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To be, or be like, a suspended weight.</def>