Definition of hangers Hangers

/hæˈŋɚz/ - [hangerz] -

We found 3 definitions of hangers from 2 different sources.

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What does hangers mean?

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  • hangers (Noun)
    Plural of hanger.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: hangers

hanger - anything from which something can be hung
  support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
  clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on
hanger - a worker who hangs something
  worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
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  • hanger (Noun)
    One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
  • hanger (Noun)
    That by which a thing is suspended. Especially.
  • hanger (Noun)
    A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
  • hanger (Noun)
    A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs.
  • hanger (Noun)
    A bridle iron.
  • hanger (Noun)
    A clothes hanger .
  • hanger (Noun)
    That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
  • hanger (Noun)
    A steep, wooded declivity.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hanger (n.)
    One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
  • hanger (n.)
    That by which a thing is suspended.
  • hanger (n.)
    A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
  • hanger (n.)
    A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of Countershaft.
  • hanger (n.)
    A bridle iron.
  • hanger (n.)
    That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
  • hanger (n.)
    A steep, wooded declivity.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hanger
    A triangular device made of wire, wood or plastic with a hook on top that is used to store an item of clothing by hanging.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • hanger
    The old word for the Persian dagger, and latterly for a short curved sword.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • hanger
    That which hangs or is suspended; specifically, a short broadsword, incurvated towards the point.

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