dead hang

dɛd hæŋ

Definition

Definition of dead hang - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fitness

Rare

exercise hanging from a bar with straight arms

Rare

He improved his grip strength with a daily dead hang.

exercise

Rare

starting position for pull-ups or similar exercises

Rare

Begin your pull-ups from a dead hang.

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Images of dead hang

exercise hanging from a bar with straight arms

Expressions with dead

dead ahead

adv.

exactly straight ahead

The road continues dead ahead.

dead asleep

adj.

in a very deep sleep

He was dead asleep and didn't hear the storm.

dead end

street closed at one end

The car turned into a dead end and had to reverse back..

dead president

president who has passed away

The memorial honors every dead president in history.

dead on time

adv.

exactly at the planned or expected time

The train arrived dead on time.

dead or alive

adj.

either deceased or living without preference

The animal was found dead or alive.

Expressions with hang

hang on

wait for a short time

Hang on, I'll be right back.

hang up

end a phone call

She decided to hang up after waiting too long..

hang around

spend time with someone socially

I often hang around with my cousins on weekends.

hang back

delay or linger in a place

They hung back at the park after everyone left.

hang on a second

intj.

ask someone to wait briefly before continuing

Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.

get the hang of

start to understand or get used to something new

It took me a week to get the hang of it.

hang behind

stay in a place after others leave

She decided to hang behind after the meeting.

hang it

suspend an object from a higher point

Hang it on the wall for display.

hang off

be attached to something by a point

The keys hang off the hook by the door.

hang on a sec

exp.

wait for a very short moment

Hang on a sec, I'll grab my keys.

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gibbet

post-mortem display

hang a dead body publicly to warn others

Examples of dead hang in a sentence

Dead hang is a common exercise in gymnastics training.
He held the position in a dead hang for several seconds.
A dead hang helps improve grip strength.

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French:suspension passive, position de départ, ...
German:Hängen an der Stange, toter Hang, ...
Italian:dead hang, posizione di partenza, ...
Spanish:suspensión pasiva, colgado libre, ...
Portuguese:suspensão passiva, posição de suspensão total, ...
Chinese:悬垂, 静止悬挂, ...
Japanese:デッドハング, ぶら下がり, ...
Arabic:تَعْلِيق ثابِت, تَعَلُّق سَاكِن, ...
Hebrew:תלייה מתה, תְּלִיָּה מֵתָה, ...
Russian:вис на перекладине, вис на вытянутых руках, ...
Ukrainian:вис на перекладині, вільний вис, ...
Hindi:डेड हैंग, ...
Bengali:ডেড হ্যাং, শুরু অবস্থান, ...
Catalan:penjament mort, penjada morta, ...
Czech:dead hang, pasivní vis, ...
Danish:død hængning, død hæng, ...
Dutch:hang met gestrekte armen, dode hang, ...
Greek:κρέμαση από μπάρα, νεκρή ανάρτηση, ...
Hungarian:holtfüggés, függés, ...
Khmer:លំហាត់ព្យួរខ្លួនពីរបារ ដោយលាតដៃត្រង់, ទីតាំងចាប់ផ្តើមដែលព្យួរខ្លួនដោយដៃទាំងពីរ, ...
Korean:데드 행, ...
Persian:آویزان ماندن, حالت آویزان, ...
Polish:zwis na drążku, pozycja startowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):suspensão passiva, posição de suspensão, ...
Romanian:atârnare cu brațele drepte, agățare moartă, ...
Swedish:hängövning, dött häng, ...
Thai:ห้อยตัว, ท่าแขวนตัว, ...
Turkish:asılı kalma, ölü asılış, ...
Vietnamese:bài tập treo người, tư thế treo người, ...

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Definition of dead hang - Reverso English Dictionary

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