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hang back
Quédate atrás
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hang verb

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hung, has hung, is hanging, hangs
caer (dícese de las telas y la ropa); colgar, tender, suspender; flotar, sostenerse en el aire; ser ahorcado; inclinarse

Example sentences of
hang verb

  • •He hung the painting on the wall.
  • •We hung paper lanterns from the trees.
  • •Let's hang a picture on the wall.
  • •My grandmother used to hang the wash on a clothesline.
  • •A photograph of her family hangs on the wall.
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  • •Several of her paintings are hanging in the Museum of Modern Art.
  • •Your coat is hanging in the closet.
  • •They plan to hang wallpaper in the hallway.
  • •He let his arm hang down into the water.
  • •They will hang him in the county jailhouse.
  • •He was hanged for his crimes.
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Synonyms of
hang verb

dangle, droop, fall, hover, suspend

back noun

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backs
espalda (de un ser humano), lomo (de un animal); respaldo (de una silla), espalda (de ropa); reverso, dorso, revés; fondo, parte de atrás; defensa (en deportes)

Example sentences of
back noun

  • •She was carrying her little daughter on her back.
  • •She has a pain in the small of her back.
  • •I slapped him on his back to congratulate him.
  • •She stabbed him in the back.
  • •He was handcuffed with his hands behind his back.
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  • •a bird with a spotted back
  • •riding on the back of a horse
  • •a comfortable chair with a padded back
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Synonyms of
back noun

rear, reverse