Hang and Stand

Hang

Hang verb - To place on an elevated point without support from below.

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Stand and hang are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stand" instead a verb "Hang".

Nearby Words: hangup, hanging, hangout, hanger, hanged

Stand verb - To occupy a place or location.

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Hang and stand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hang" instead a verb "Stand".

Nearby Words: standing, stance, standee

fire	hang fire	stand fire
life	hang life	stand life
man	hang man	stand man
people	hang people	stand people
Other words: name, fact, use, head, nothing.

The stunt jump ability allows you to stand or hang off any airborne vehicle, including plane surfing.

Source: Video Game / Just Cause 2
The First Cut Is the Deepest: A lot of Sean's hang-ups about romance come from his first girlfriend, who hated everything in his life and left because she couldn't stand it.

Source: Film / Hatari
Earlier in this ring, you mentioned great wrestlers like Eddie Guerrero and you said that they used to look at you and say "the kid couldn't hang," and now you stand here and look at me as the kid that can't hang...What you are is what you hate!

Source: Wrestling / CM Punk

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