| 1. | a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use. |
| 2. | a part of something by which it is hung, as a loop on a garment. |
| 3. | a contrivance on which things are hung, as a hook. |
| 4. | Automotive. a double-hinged device linking the chassis with the leaf springs on vehicles having solid axles. |
| 5. | a light saber of the 17th and 18th centuries, often worn by sailors. |
| 6. | a person who hangs something. |