hand down. transmit (in succession).
handle, n. [bail]; hilt, haft.
handy, a. [dexterous], adroit, ready; [convenient].
hang, v. suspend; dangle; [execute]; [droop], [drop]; append, [attach]; [depend], [rest]; hover, impend, [threaten]; [lean], [incline], [slope]; lynch.
hang, n. (Colloq.) [connection], [arrangement], [plan].
hang back. [hesitate], [falter], be [reluctant].
hangdog, a. [sneaking], [ashamed], [shamefaced], [guilty].
hanger-on, n. tagtail, satellite, [parasite], [sycophant], [dependant], [vassal], minion, [sponger], [toady], heeler, toadeater, [fawner], [votary].
hanging, a. suspended, pendent, pendulous, pensile, dangling.
hanging, n. [suspension]; [execution]; drapery, valance, tapestry, dorsal, lambrequin. Associated words: gallows gibbet.