hänga — meaning in English

English meaning

• freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
• hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
• loiter verb To stand or wait around somewhere without any clear purpose.

Senses

hänga is used for these senses in English:

• freeze (intransitive) (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).

freeze — full definition

1. verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
2. verb To suddenly become motionless, often from fear or surprise.
3. verb Of a machine, program, or system, to stop responding.
4. verb To stop something, such as prices, wages, or assets, from changing or moving.
5. noun A period of very cold weather, or an official halt on something changing.

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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