decorate vs hang

hang vs decorate

decorate is not a noun while hang is a noun.

decorate and hang both are verbs.

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

As verbs, hang is a hyponym of decorate; that is, hang is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decorate:

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
hang: decorate or furnish with something suspended

Other hyponyms of decorate include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, prank, tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel, jewel, filet, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

decorate (noun)	hang (noun)
	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

decorate (verb)	hang (verb)
provide with decoration	suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	cause to be hanging or suspended
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to	fall or flow in a certain way
be beautiful to look at	be suspended or hanging
	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 decorate and hang

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