Definition of hanged

"hanged" in the verb sense

1. hang

be suspended or hanging

"The flag hung on the wall"

2. hang, hang up

cause to be hanging or suspended

"Hang that picture on the wall"

3. hang, string up

kill by hanging

"The murderer was hanged on Friday"

4. hang

let drop or droop

"Hang one's head in shame"

5. hang, fall, flow

fall or flow in a certain way

"This dress hangs well"

"Her long black hair flowed down her back"

6. hang

be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

"This worry hangs on my mind"

"The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

7. attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear

give heed (to

"The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"

"She hung on his every word"

"They attended to everything he said"

8. hang

be suspended or poised

"Heavy fog hung over the valley"

9. cling, hang

hold on tightly or tenaciously

"hang on to your father's hands"

"The child clung to his mother's apron"

10. hang

be exhibited

"Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

11. hang

prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

12. hang

decorate or furnish with something suspended

"Hang wallpaper"

13. hang

be placed in position as by a hinge

"This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

14. hang

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

"hang a door"

15. hang

suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

"hang the venison for a few days"

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Quotations for hanged

All are not hanged that are condemned. [ Proverb ]

He that has an ill name is half hanged. [ Proverb ]

As good be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. [ Proverb ]

Farewell and be hanged, friends must part. [ Proverb ]

Take courage, younger than you have been hanged. [ Proverb ]

You will rather be begged, than hanged for your wit. [ Proverb ]

He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned. [ Proverb ]

Never marry a widow, unless her first man was hanged. [ Proverb ]

If you steal for others, you shall be hanged yourself. [ Proverb ]

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

He was scarce of news who told that his father was hanged. [ Proverb ]

He that would be rich in a year will be hanged in half a year. [ Proverb ]

Yes, we ought to forgive our enemies, but not until they are hanged. [ Heinrich Heine ]

He that kills a man when he is drunk, must be hanged when he is sober. [ Proverb ]

If your luck goes on at this rate, you may very well hope to be hanged. [ Proverb ]

The thief is sorry that he is to be hanged, but not that he is a thief. [ Proverb ]

A person with a bad name is already half hanged, saith the old proverb. [ Whipple ]

You are so tender, you dare not be hanged for fear of galling your neck. [ Proverb ]

I thought I had given her rope enough, said Petley when he hanged his mare. [ Proverb ]

As hasty as Hopkins, that came to jail over-night, and was hanged the next morning. [ Proverb ]

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing. [ Voltaire ]

The tale-bearer and the tale-hearer should be both hanged up, back to back, one by the tongue, the other by the ear. [ South ]

hanged in Scrabble®

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Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

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Words within the letters of hanged

2 letter words in hanged (8 words)

3 letter words in hanged (9 words)

4 letter words in hanged (5 words)

6 letter words in hanged (1 word)

hanged + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence hanged

Words that start with hanged (1 word)

Words with hanged in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving hanged

Shorter words in hanged

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