Definition of To hang upon. Meaning of To hang upon. Synonyms of To hang upon

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Definition of To hang upon

To hang upon
To hang over. (a) To project at the top. (b) To impend over. To hang to, to cling. To hang together. (a) To remain united; to stand by one another. ``We are all of a piece; we hang together.' --Dryden. (b) To be self-consistent; as, the story does not hang together. [Colloq.] To hang upon. (a) To regard with passionate affection. (b) (Mil.) To hover around; as, to hang upon the flanks of a retreating enemy.

Meaning of To hang upon from wikipedia

- was called away to war, 只得寄情绣包存;Each month a wondrous purse embroidered she to hang upon the bough, 荷包香美已成串,Drawstring pulled tight upon sweet fragrance...
- Sant'Angelo was besieged, and when it was taken in 998, Crescentius was hanged upon its walls. Gregory V died suddenly, not without su****ion of foul play...
- of the genitours were to swarm around the enemy, to overwhelm him with darts, to draw off if he charged in m****, but to hang upon his flanks and charge...
- Laos–Vietnam border, Hang Sơn Đoòng has an internal, fast-flowing subterranean river and the largest cross-section of any cave, worldwide, believed to be twice that...
- Hang-On is an arcade racing game released by Sega in 1985 and later ported to the Master System. In the game, the player controls a motorcycle against...
- on the door to his cell after first posting a guard. Joseph warned the elders, "The Son of God whom you hanged upon the cross, is able to deliver me out...
- worn around the neck so that it hangs upon the breast over the heart. Its uses vary but, most commonly, the term refers to a symbol of authority and a focus...
- Hang Tuah (Jawi: هڠ تواه‎, from /tuha/ or /toh/ (توه)), according to the semi-historical Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu), was a warrior and Laksamana (equivalent...
- To be hanged, drawn and quartered was a method of torturous capital punishment used prin****lly to execute men convicted of high treason in medieval and...
- partisan soldier executed by **** soldiers in which the boy would be hanged. Upon rendering his victim unconscious, Slivko would ****ually ****ault, then...