"hang low" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /hæŋ ˈləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /heɪŋ ˈloʊ/ [US] Audio: en-au-hang low.ogg Forms: hangs low [present, singular, third-person], hanging low [participle, present], hung low [participle, past], hung low [past]
Etymology: From hang and low. Head templates: {{en-verb|hang<,,hung> low}} hang low (third-person singular simple present hangs low, present participle hanging low, simple past and past participle hung low)
  1. (idiomatic) To droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to sag heavily): s’affaisser (French)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From hang and low.",
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    {
      "form": "hangs low",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanging low",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung low",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung low",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude."
      ],
      "id": "en-hang_low-en-verb-xoi~tbOa",
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        [
          "droop",
          "droop"
        ],
        [
          "sag",
          "sag"
        ],
        [
          "heavily",
          "heavily"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to sag heavily",
          "word": "s’affaisser"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hæŋ ˈləʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/heɪŋ ˈloʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-au-hang low.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "hang low"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From hang and low.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hangs low",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanging low",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung low",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung low",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hang<,,hung> low"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "English verbs",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
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        "To droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude."
      ],
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          "droop"
        ],
        [
          "sag",
          "sag"
        ],
        [
          "heavily",
          "heavily"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/hæŋ ˈləʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/heɪŋ ˈloʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to sag heavily",
      "word": "s’affaisser"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hang low"
}

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