The difference between Hang and Suspend

When used as verbs, hang means to be or remain suspended, whereas suspend means to halt something temporarily.

Hang is also noun with the meaning: the way in which something hangs.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hang and Suspend

  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:

  1. Suspend as a verb:

    To halt something temporarily.

    Examples:

    "The meeting was suspended for lunch."

  2. Suspend as a verb:

    To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.

    Examples:

    "to suspend one's judgement or one's disbelief"

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  3. Suspend as a verb:

    To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.

    Examples:

    "to suspend a thread of execution in a computer program"

  4. Suspend as a verb:

    To hang freely; underhang.

    Examples:

    "to suspend a ball by a thread"

  5. Suspend as a verb:

    To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.

  6. Suspend as a verb (obsolete):

    To make to depend.

  7. Suspend as a verb:

    To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.

    Examples:

    "to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club"

  8. Suspend as a verb (chemistry):

    To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.

  9. Suspend as a verb (travel, aviation):

    To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.

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