The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HANG
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More clues leading to the result HANG
- Suspended sport's execution, seizing golf hat
- Spend some time relaxing in Shanghai
- Exhibit Hockneys at National Gallery initially
- Mental block getting ring off?
- Exhibit being in revolt as emotional problem
- Witch covers knight put to death
- Chinese family with gangster – wait here
- Suspend coins having no edges
- Stop working hard and cut toiling at last
- Powerless supporter of sport
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "put to death" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case put to death = hang.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HANG mean?
HANG noun- The way in which something hangs.
- A grip, understanding.
- An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
- A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
- A mass of hanging material.
- The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
- To be or remain suspended.
- To float, as if suspended.
- (of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like.
- To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
- To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- (used in maledictions) To damn.
- To loiter, hang around, to spend time idly.
- To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
- To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- To stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse.
- To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
- To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- To be vulnerable to capture.
- Of a pitcher, to throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
- Name and trademark of a musical instrument invented and built by PANArt Hangbau AG.