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clever, useful, helpful, practical: A pair of pliers and a
screwdriver are the handiest tools. 3 deft, clever, dexterous,
adroit, adept, skilled, skilful, proficient, expert: Aunt Sara
is very handy with a needle and thread.
hang v. 1 suspend, depend, dangle; be poised or suspended, hover,
swing: Hang the lantern from this branch. The laundry was
hanging on the line. 2 gibbet, send to the gallows, lynch,
execute, kill, Colloq string up, stretch: They hanged two
murderers this morning. 3 drape, fall: The skirt isn't hanging
straight. 4 hang about or around. a loiter, wait, linger,
dally, idle, tarry , Colloq hang out: He hangs about after
school every day, waiting for Susan. b Also, hang about or
around (with). frequent, haunt, visit, spend time at; associate
with, socialize with, hobnob with, rub elbows with, consort
with, fraternize with, mix or mingle with, Colloq hang out
(with): He hangs about the Golden Crown. I saw him hanging
around with some pretty unsavoury characters. 5 hang back
(from). be reluctant, recoil (from), shrink (from), hesitate,
falter, stay away (from): Move to the front of the queue and
don't hang back. 6 hang fire. be delayed, remain unsettled or
unfinished, be in suspense or abeyance; stall, hold up, delay:
The decision will hang fire till after the election. 7 hang on.
a Also, hang on to. hold on (to), cling (to), clutch, grip,
grasp, grab: Hang on to me when we're crossing the street. b
wait, stay, stop: Hang on a minute - what did you call me? c
wait, persist, remain, carry on, persevere, go on, hold out,
endure, hold the phone, Colloq US hang in there: Hang on a
minute, I have to put down the phone to get a pencil. d Also,
hang on to or upon. listen carefully or attentively, give one's
undivided attention, be rapt: She hung on every word the guru
uttered. e depend or rely (on), be dependent or contingent
(on), be subject (to), be conditioned or conditional (on): The
entire project now hangs on their approval of the budget. 8
hang one's head. be ashamed or humiliated or abashed or humbled
or embarrassed: She hung her head as the store detective
confronted her with the stolen goods. 9 hang out. See 5 (a),
above. 10 hang over. be put off or postponed or delayed: We
must first deal with matters hanging over from our last meeting.
11 hang together. a unite, be united, be as one, stick
together, join forces, cooperate, act in concert or harmony: We
must hang together or we shall hang separately. b make sense,
be logical, be consistent, correspond, match (up), cohere, be