The difference between Dangle and Hang

When used as nouns, dangle means an agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group, whereas hang means the way in which something hangs.

When used as verbs, dangle means to hang loosely with the ability to swing, whereas hang means to be or remain suspended.


check bellow for the other definitions of Dangle and Hang

  1. Dangle as a verb (intransitive):

    To hang loosely with the ability to swing.

    Examples:

    "His feet would dangle in the water."

  2. Dangle as a verb (intransitive, slang, ice hockey, lacrosse):

    The action of performing a move or deke with the puck in order to get past a defender or goalie; perhaps because of the resemblance to dangling the puck on a string.

    Examples:

    "He dangled around three players and the goalie to score."

  3. Dangle as a verb (transitive):

    To hang or trail something loosely.

    Examples:

    "I like to sit on the edge and dangle my feet in the water."

  4. Dangle as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To trail or follow around.

  1. Dangle as a noun:

    An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.

  2. Dangle as a noun (slang, ice hockey, lacrosse):

    The action of dangling; a series of complex stick tricks and fakes in order to defeat the defender in style.

    Examples:

    "That was a sick dangle for a great goal!"

  3. Dangle as a noun:

    A dangling ornament or decoration.

  1. Hang as a verb (intransitive):

    To be or remain suspended.

    Examples:

    "The lights hung from the ceiling."

  2. Hang as a verb (intransitive):

    To float, as if suspended.

    Examples:

    "The smoke hung in the room."

  3. Hang as a verb (intransitive, of a [[ball]] in cricket, tennis, etc.):

    To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.

  4. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

    Examples:

    "He hung his head in shame."

  5. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like.

    Examples:

    "'Hang those lights from the ceiling."

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  6. Hang as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.

    Examples:

    "The culprits were hanged from the nearest tree."

  7. Hang as a verb (intransitive, legal):

    To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.

    Examples:

    "You will hang for this, my friend."

  8. Hang as a verb (intransitive, informal):

    To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.

    Examples:

    "Are you busy, or can you hang with me?  nowrap I didn't see anything, officer. I was just hanging."

  9. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To exhibit (an object) by hanging.

  10. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).

    Examples:

    "Let's hang this cute animal design in the nursery."

  11. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

    Examples:

    "Let's hang the nursery with some new wallpaper."

  12. Hang as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):

    To remain persistently in one's thoughts.

  13. Hang as a verb (transitive):

    To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.

    Examples:

    "One obstinate juror can hang a jury."

  14. Hang as a verb (intransitive, computing):

    To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.

    Examples:

    "The computer has hung again. Not even pressing <nowiki><Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del></nowiki> works.&emsp; nowrap When I push this button the program hangs."

  15. Hang as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.

    Examples:

    "The program has a bug that can hang the system."

  16. Hang as a verb (transitive, chess):

    To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.

    Examples:

    "If you move there, you'll hang your queen rook."

  17. Hang as a verb (intransitive, chess):

    To be vulnerable to capture.

    Examples:

    "In this standard opening position White has to be careful because the pawn on e4 hangs."

  18. Hang as a verb (transitive, baseball, slang):

    Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.

  1. Hang as a noun:

    The way in which something hangs.

    Examples:

    "This skirt has a nice hang."

  2. Hang as a noun (figuratively):

    A grip, understanding

    Examples:

    "He got the hang of it after only two demonstrations"

  3. Hang as a noun (computing):

    An instance of ceasing to respond to input devices.

    Examples:

    "We sometimes get system hangs."

  4. Hang as a noun:

    A sharp or steep declivity or slope.

  1. Hang as a noun (Ireland, informal, derogatory):

    Cheap, processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.

  1. Hang as a noun: