pověsit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
Senses
pověsit is used for these senses in English:
- hang (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- hang (intransitive, legal) 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.
- hang (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- hang (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- hang up (transitive) To put up to hang.
hang — full definition
- verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
- verb To kill someone by suspending them by the neck.
- verb To spend time somewhere in a relaxed, informal way (often "hang out").
- noun A general understanding of how to do or use something.