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ве́шать — meaning in English

veshat

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English meaning

  • gibbet noun An upright post with a crossbar, once used to carry out executions and to display the body afterwards as a warning to others.
  • 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

ве́шать is used for these senses in English:

  • gibbet (transitive) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
  • hang (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
  • hang (transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
  • hang (transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
  • hang (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
  • hang (transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
  • hang up (transitive) To put up to hang.
  • suspend To hang freely; underhang.

gibbet — full definition

  1. noun An upright post with a crossbar, once used to carry out executions and to display the body afterwards as a warning to others.
  2. noun The projecting arm of a crane from which the load hangs.

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.
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