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hang·er

[hang-er]
noun
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.
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6.
a person who hangs something.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English hangere; see hang, -er1

hangar, hanger.
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Example Sentences
  • Now you can lift the sink and hang it on the hanger bracket.
  • Put on clothing, then lift skirt, dress or pants and run hanger over tights/stocking/socks.
  • Next, to keep the tubing in place after you've situated it, tie it to a length of coat hanger.
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World English Dictionary
hanger (ˈhæŋə)
 
n
1.  a.  any support, such as a hook, strap, peg, or loop, on or by which something may be hung
 b.  See coat hanger
2.  a.  a person who hangs something
 b.  (in combination): paperhanger
3.  a bracket designed to attach one part of a mechanical structure to another, such as the one that attaches the spring shackle of a motor car to the chassis
4.  a wood on a steep hillside, characteristically beech growing on chalk in southern England
5.  a.  a loop or strap on a sword belt from which a short sword or dagger was hung
 b.  the weapon itself

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