2. Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse. [Colloq.]
3. A sharp or steep declivity or slope. [Colloq.] To get the hang of, to learn the method or arrangement of; hence, to become accustomed to. [Colloq.]
HANGBIRD
Hang"bird`, n. (Zoöl)
Defn: The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula); — so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See Baltimore oriole.
HANG-BY
Hang"-by`, n.; pl. Hang-bies (.
Defn: A dependent; a hanger-on; — so called in contempt. B. Jonson.
HANGDOG
Hang"dog`, n.
Defn: A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
HANGDOG
Hang"dog`
Defn: , Low; sneaking; ashamed.
The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look. Thackeray.