hang vs sag

hang

verb
  • To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly. 

  • To decorate (something) with hanging objects. 

  • To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide. 

  • To float, as if suspended. 

  • To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.). 

  • To throw a hittable off-speed pitch. 

  • To remain persistently in one's thoughts. 

  • To be or remain suspended. 

  • To veer in one direction. 

  • To exhibit (an object) by hanging. 

  • To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall). 

  • To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous. 

  • To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground. 

  • To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture. 

  • To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect. 

  • To be vulnerable to capture. 

  • To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose. 

  • To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse. 

  • To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like. 

  • (used in maledictions) To damn. 

  • To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding. 

noun
  • A mass of hanging material. 

  • A slackening of motion. 

  • A grip, understanding. 

  • He got the hang of it after only two demonstrations. 

  • A hangout. 

  • A person that someone hangs out with. 

  • Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches. 

  • An instance of ceasing to respond to input. 

  • A sharp or steep declivity or slope. 

  • The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn. 

  • The way in which something hangs. 

sag

verb
  • To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily. 

  • To cause to bend or give way; to load. 

  • To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist. 

  • To pull down someone else's pants. 

  • To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane. 

  • To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced. 

  • To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position. 

noun
  • The state of sinking or bending; a droop. 

  • The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens. 

  • The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points. 

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