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Meanings of hanger in English

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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.

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Harness or strap for suspending tools and accessories from a belt.

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Towel hangers and bathrobe for radiators.

Usage of hanger in English
1
However he quickly made amends, dismissing Steve Smith with an absolute hanger.
News.com.au
2
The integrated hanger rotates to allow you to steam quickly and seamlessly.
News.com.au
3
But the wrangling among lawmakers makes this more of a political cliff-hanger.
The Irish Times
4
The whole gang of hanger-on chiefs is perpetually loaded to the guards.
A Son of the Sun
5
The first step in judging a hanger's trustworthiness is identifying the manufacturer.
Climbing Magazine
6
Neither the hanger nor the lawn seemed as real as the past.
First flight
7
The space craft is entering a hanger deck of a space station.
Wired
8
I explained that I'd picked the jacket off his hanger by mistake.
Spitting off tall buildings
9
Clare have injuries and lost last week's cliff-hanger to an under-strength Galway.
The Irish Times
10
It falls from the wall, still on its hanger, into my arms.
True Lies
11
You will become a dependent in this house, a hanger-on, a sponger.
Love, the Fiddler
12
The garments draped her fleshless form like clothes hanging on a hanger.
Bare Bones
13
Instead, I measured the vertical position of the bottom of the hanger.
Wired
14
This day my cozen Thomas dropped his hanger, and it was lost.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 24: September/October 1663
15
The Antares majestically emerged from its horizontal hanger on a self-propelled transporter.
The South African
16
She's not just a coat-hanger, or someone who rolls down the catwalk.
The Guardian
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