godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Broad transitive use: hang an object from above, suspend, sling over a shoulder, or install something like a shelf.
壁に時計を吊る。
I hang a clock on the wall.
彼は肩にカバンを吊るしていた
He had a bag slung over his shoulder.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used in the fixed expression 首を吊る (to hang oneself).
See also: 首を吊る
彼は首を吊って死んだ。
He died by hanging himself.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
hoist by the loincloth (sumo)
Sumo term: to lift an opponent off the ground by grabbing and pulling up the mawashi (loincloth).
横綱は相手を吊って土俵の外に出した。
The yokozuna hoisted his opponent by the loincloth and carried him out of the ring.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
turn upwards; slant; pucker; be pulled tight
Intransitive use, usually written in kana. Describes eyes slanting upwards, seams puckering, or something being pulled tight as if suspended.
彼女の目は少しつっている。
Her eyes slant upwards a little.
この縫い目はつってしまった。
This seam has puckered.