simple past tense and past participle of hang by a thread

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hang by a thread

(UK, New Zealand) minced oath for by God.

Alternative spelling of hit-by-pitch

(baseball) An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result. The batter is referred to as a hit batsman.

(idiomatic) According to one's understanding.

(mathematics, logic) Proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.

By the force of; by means of. / (by extension) Because of; by reason of.

When (some future event has come to pass).

Separate and distinct from others of the same kind; treated individually.