3. (American).—To pawn, For synonyms, see Pop.
4. (thieves’).—To rob with violence on the street; to hold up (q.v.). Fr., la faire au père François.
5. (common).—To be in extremis; to know not which way to turn for relief: e.g., a man hanging = one to whom any change must be for the better.
6. (colloquial).—To postpone; to leave undecided.
1887. Cornhill Magazine, June, p. 624. To hang up a bill is to pass it through one or more of its stages, and then to lay it aside, and defer its further consideration for a more or less indefinite period.
To hang on, verb. phr. (colloquial).—(1) To sponge; and (2) to pursue an individual or a design.
1601. Shakspeare, Henry VIII., iii., 2. Oh, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes’ favours!
To hang off, verb. phr. (printers’).—To fight shy of.
To hang up one’s fiddle, verb. phr. (American).—To retire; to desist. To hang up one’s fiddle anywhere = To adapt oneself to circumstances.
To hang up one’s hat, verb. phr. (common).—1. To die. For synonyms, see Aloft.