aufhängen — meaning in English

English meaning

• hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
• suspend verb To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.

Senses

aufhängen is used for these senses in English:

• 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) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
• hang up (transitive) To put up to hang.
• peg out (transitive) To hang up (washing) using pegs. [from 20th c.]
• suspend To hang freely; underhang.

hang — full definition

1. verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
2. verb To kill someone by suspending them by the neck.
3. verb To spend time somewhere in a relaxed, informal way (often "hang out").
4. noun A general understanding of how to do or use something.

suspend — full definition

1. verb To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.
2. verb To officially and temporarily remove someone from a job, school, or privilege.
3. verb To hang something so that it does not touch the ground.

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