Associations to the word «Hanger»

Pictures for the word «Hanger»

Wiktionary

HANGER, noun. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
HANGER, noun. That by which a thing is suspended. Especially:
HANGER, noun. A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
HANGER, noun. (machines) A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs.
HANGER, noun. A bridle iron
HANGER, noun. A clothes hanger
HANGER, noun. That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
HANGER, noun. (UK) A steep, wooded declivity.
HANGER, noun. (baseball) (slang) A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed hence easy to hit.
HANGER STEAK, noun. A cut of beef steak from the diaphragm of a steer or heifer.
HANGER STEAKS, noun. Plural of hanger steak

Dictionary definition

HANGER, noun. A worker who hangs something.
HANGER, noun. Anything from which something can be hung.

Wise words

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