The difference between Hang and Swing

Hang as a verb (intransitive):

To be or remain suspended.

Hang as a verb (intransitive):

To float, as if suspended.

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.

Hang as a verb (transitive):

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

Hang as a verb (transitive):

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

Hang as a verb (transitive, legal):

To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.

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.

Hang as a verb (intransitive, informal):

To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.

Hang as a verb (transitive):

To exhibit (an object) by hanging.

Hang as a verb (transitive):

To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).

Hang as a verb (transitive):

To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

Hang as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):

To remain persistently in one's thoughts.

Hang as a verb (transitive):

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

Hang as a verb (intransitive, computing):

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

Hang as a verb (transitive, computing):

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

Hang as a verb (transitive, chess):

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

Hang as a verb (intransitive, chess):

To be vulnerable to capture.

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

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

Hang as a noun:

The way in which something hangs.

Hang as a noun (figuratively):

A grip, understanding

Hang as a noun (computing):

An instance of ceasing to respond to input devices.

Hang as a noun:

A sharp or steep declivity or slope.

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

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

Hang as a noun:

Swing as a verb (intransitive):

To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

Swing as a verb (intransitive):

To dance.

Swing as a verb (intransitive):

To ride on a swing.

Swing as a verb (intransitive):

To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.

Swing as a verb (intransitive):

To hang from the gallows.

Swing as a verb (intransitive, cricket, of a ball):

to move sideways in its trajectory.

Swing as a verb (intransitive):

To fluctuate or change.

Swing as a verb (transitive):

To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.

Swing as a verb (transitive):

To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.

Swing as a verb (transitive):

To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.

Swing as a verb (transitive, music):

To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.

Swing as a verb (transitive, cricket):

to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.

Swing as a verb (transitive, and, intransitive, boxing):

To move one's arm in a punching motion.

Swing as a verb (transitive):

In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.

Swing as a verb (transitive, engineering):

To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.

Swing as a verb (transitive, carpentry):

To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.

Swing as a verb (nautical):

To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.

Swing as a noun:

The manner in which something is swung.

Swing as a noun:

A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.

Swing as a noun:

A hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.

Swing as a noun:

A dance style.

Swing as a noun (music):

The genre of music associated with this dance style.

Swing as a noun (politics):

The amount of change towards or away from something. In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.

Swing as a noun (cricket):

Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.

Swing as a noun:

The diameter that a lathe can cut.

Swing as a noun:

In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.

Swing as a noun:

A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.

Swing as a noun:

Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.

Swing as a noun (obsolete):

Free course; unrestrained liberty.

Swing as a noun (boxing):

A type of hook with the arm more extended.