nnoun.actthe act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)Synset:hanging suspension
Examples:- there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
Derivationally Related Form:danglesuspendhang
Hypernyms:support supporting
Inherited Hypernyms:suspensionsupportactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.stativehang freelySynset:dangle drop swing
Examples:- the ornaments dangled from the tree
- The light dropped from the ceiling
Derivationally Related Form:swingingswing
Hypernyms:hang
Inherited Hypernyms:danglehang
Direct Hyponyms:drooploll
Full Troponyms:droop
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | There --- some big birds in the tree (apply to: dangle) | The lights --- from the ceiling (apply to: swing, drop) | Some big birds --- in the tree (apply to: dangle)
vverb.contactcause to dangle or hang freelyExamples:- He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree
Derivationally Related Form:dangling
Hypernyms:suspend
Inherited Hypernyms:danglesuspendhangfastenattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP | They --- the lights from the ceiling (apply to: dangle)