Hang vs. Cling — What's the Difference?

To fasten from above with no support from below; suspend

To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining

To suspend or fasten so as to allow free movement at or about the point of suspension

To remain close; resist separation

To execute by hanging

To remain emotionally attached; hold on

Used to express exasperation or disgust

A clingstone fruit.

To alter the hem of (a garment) so as to fall evenly at a specified height.

Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

To furnish, decorate, or appoint by suspending objects around or about

Adherence; attachment; devotion

To hold or incline downward; let droop

An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.

(Informal) To make (a turn in a specific direction)

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

To attach to a wall

To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.

To display by attaching to a wall or other structure

(transitive) To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.

(Informal) To give (a nickname or label) to someone.

(transitive) To cause to dry up or wither.

To deadlock (a jury) by failing to render a unanimous verdict.

(intransitive) To dry up or wither.

(Baseball) To throw (a pitch) in such a manner as to fail to break.

To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.

(Computers) To cause (a computer system) to halt so that input devices, such as the keyboard or the mouse, do not function.

To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.

To be attached from above with no support from below.

To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; - usually followed by to or together.

To die as a result of hanging.

To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.

To remain suspended or poised over a place or an object; hover

To make to dry up or wither.

To attach oneself as a dependent or an impediment; cling.

Adherence; attachment; devotion.

To incline downward; droop.

Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

To depend

Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;

To pay strict attention

To remain emotionally or intellectually attached;

To remain unresolved or uncertain

Hold on tightly or tenaciously;

To fit the body in loose lines

To be on display, as in a gallery.

(Baseball) To fail to break or move in the intended way, as a curve ball.

To be imminent; loom

To be or become burdensome

(Computers) To be halted, as a computer system, so that input devices do not function

To spend one's free time in a certain place. Often used with around or out

To pass time idly; loiter. Often used with around or out

To keep company; see socially. Often used with around or out

The way in which something hangs.

A downward inclination or slope.

Particular meaning or significance.

(Informal) The proper method for doing, using, or handling something

A suspension of motion; a slackening.

(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.

(intransitive) To float, as if suspended.

(intransitive) To veer in one direction.

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

(transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

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

To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide. Category:en:Capital punishment

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.

(used in maledictions) To damn.

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

(transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.

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

(transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

To remain persistently in one's thoughts.

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

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

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

To cause a piece to become vulnerable to capture.

To be vulnerable to capture.

To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.

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

The way in which something hangs.

A mass of hanging material.

A slackening of motion.

A sharp or steep declivity or slope.

(computing) An instance of ceasing to respond to input.

A grip, understanding.

(colloquial)

The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.

A hangout.

A person that someone hangs out with.

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

Alternative spelling of Hang

To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; - often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner.

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.

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.

To put to death by suspending by the neck; - a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.

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.

To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.

To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.

To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one obstinate juror can hang a jury.

To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.

To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.

To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.

To hold for support; to depend; to cling; - usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.

To be, or be like, a suspended weight.

To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; - usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.

To lean or incline; to incline downward.

To slope down; as, hanging grounds.

To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.

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

To fail to curve, break, or drop as intended; - said of pitches, such as curve balls or sliders.

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.

The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.

Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse.

A sharp or steep declivity or slope.

A special way of doing something;

The way a garment hangs;

A gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

Be suspended or hanging;

Cause to be hanging or suspended;

Kill by hanging;

Let drop or droop;

Fall or flow in a certain way;

Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive;

Give heed (to);

Be suspended or poised;

Hold on tightly or tenaciously;

Be exhibited;

Prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

Decorate or furnish with something suspended;

Be placed in position as by a hinge;

Place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction;

Of meat, in order to get a gamey taste;