hang
verb
1 verb suspend on or from sth TRANSITIVEcroch verb I hung a mirror above the fireplace chroch mé scáthán os cionn an tinteáinhe hung it round his neck chuir sé thart ar a mhuineál éto hang curtains cuirtíní a chrochadhto hang wallpaper páipéar balla a chur suas
2 verb decorate TRANSITIVEmaisigh verb the streets were hung with flags bhí na sráideanna maisithe le bratachaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb dangle, droop INTRANSITIVEbheith ar crochadh bheith ar liobarna sleabhac verb a cigarette was hanging from his mouth bhí toitín ag gobadh as a bhéalher mouth was hanging open bhí a béal oscailte aici, bhí a béal ar leathadhhis arm hung limply bhí a lámh síos leis 4 verb CONSTR, DIY install TRANSITIVEcroch verb cuir isteach they're hanging doors tá siad ag crochadh doirse, tá siad ag cur isteach doirse 5 verb die or kill by hanging
INTRANSITIVEcroch verb she should hang for what she did ba cheart í a chrochadh as an rud a rinne síif he's found, he'll hang má fhaightear é, crochfar é
TRANSITIVEcroch verb he was hanged for murder crochadh é as dúnmharúshe hanged herself chroch sí í féin
6 verb COOK leave to mature TRANSITIVEcroch verb she hung the pheasants in the garage for ten days chroch sí na piasúin sa gharáiste ar feadh deich lá
7 verb lower head TRANSITIVEcrom verb the doctor hung her head chrom an dochtúir a ceann, bhuail an dochtúir a ceann fúithito hang your head in shame ceann faoi a bheith ort 8 verb literary of moon, sun INTRANSITIVEthe moon hung low bhí an ghealach go híseal sa spéir 9 verb of fog, smoke, smells INTRANSITIVEluigh verb a cloud of smoke hung over the city bhí scamall toite os cionn na cathracha smell of paint hung in the air bhí boladh péinte san aer 10 verb fall in drapes or folds INTRANSITIVEluigh verb the curtains didn't hang properly ní raibh na cuirtíní ag luí i gceartthe dress hung loosely on her bhí sí ar snámh sa ghúna, bhí an gúna crochta di, bhí an gúna ag titim di 11 verb COMP, informal freeze INTRANSITIVEreoigh verb 12 verb depend INTRANSITIVEbraith verb a lot hangs on this decision braitheann go leor ar an gcinneadh seo 13 verb LAW of jury TRANSITIVEhe hung the jury chuir sé bac ar an ngiúiré breith a thabhairt 14 verb (US), informal turn TRANSITIVEcas verb tiontaigh verb hang right before the store cas ar dheis roimh an siopa 15 verb (US), informal blame TRANSITIVEthey hung it on a young student chuir siad an locht ar scoláire óg, chuir siad an milleán ar scoláire ógnoun
16 noun informal knackto get the hang of sth teacht isteach ar rud, éirí cleachta ar rud, éirí cleachta le rud, dul i dtaithí ar rudhe got the hang of driving eventually tháinig sé isteach ar an tiomáint ar deireadh 17 noun way in which material fallsluí masc4