brood vs hang

brood and hang both are nouns.

brood and hang both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brood	Yes	No	Yes	No
hang	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hang is a hypernym of brood; that is, hang is a word with a broader meaning than brood:

brood: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
hang: be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

brood (noun)	hang (noun)
the young of an animal cared for at one time	a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
	the way a garment hangs
	a special way of doing something

brood (verb)	hang (verb)
sit on (eggs)	suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
think moodily or anxiously about something	cause to be hanging or suspended
be in a huff; be silent or sullen	fall or flow in a certain way
be in a huff and display one's displeasure	be suspended or hanging
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing	place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
	be placed in position as by a hinge
	be suspended or poised
	hold on tightly or tenaciously
	decorate or furnish with something suspended
	let drop or droop
	give heed (to)
	kill by hanging
	prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
	be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
	be exhibited

Difference between brood and hang

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