hang
To be or remain suspended.
Example
“The lights hung from the ceiling.”
Other meanings
To float, as if suspended.
“The smoke hung in the room.”
To veer in one direction.
Word history
From Old English "hōn" (to hang, be hanging).
Where this comes from
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