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    [Verb]  | "hang on" 


    1: to keep hold : hold on to something

    2: to persist tenaciously

    3: hold on


    Origin: circa 1719 ;

    [Verb]  | "hang" | \ ˈhaŋ \


    1: to fasten to some elevated point without support from below : suspend

    2: to suspend by the neck until dead —often hanged in the past—often used as a mild oath

    3: to fasten so as to allow free motion within given limits upon a point of suspension


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Partly from Middle English hon, from Old English hōn, transitive verb; partly from Middle English hangen, from Old English hangian, intransitive verb & transitive verb; both akin to Old High German hāhan, transitive verb, to hang, hangēn, intransitive verb {mat|cunctation|};

    [Idiom]  | "heavy on one's hands" 


    1: —used to say that time passes very slowly

    [Phrase]  | "hanging on to" 


    1: to continue to have in one's possession or power;


      * e.g., " ... You can hang on to that necklace if you like. "





    2: to keep in one's mind or heart;


      * e.g., " ... She hangs on to memories of her traveling days. "



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    3: to have or keep in one's hands;


      * e.g., " ... Can you hang on to my purse while I use the bathroom? "



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    [Phrase]  | "hang on to" 


    1: to continue to have in one's possession or power;


      * e.g., " ... You can hang on to that necklace if you like. "





    2: to keep in one's mind or heart;


      * e.g., " ... She hangs on to memories of her traveling days. "



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    3: to have or keep in one's hands;


      * e.g., " ... Can you hang on to my purse while I use the bathroom? "



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    [Phrase]  | "hanging one on" 


    1: to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner;


      * e.g., " ... The bouncer at the club hung one on him when he tried to jump the rope. "



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     [ "hang hang" ]

    1: on stupid shit , playing

      * e.g.,  ... you on that hang hang shit 

     [ "no-hang" ]

    1: noun - a person who comes to a party or a gathering where drugs or alcohol are being consumed and becomes too intoxicated too early or just too tired and falls asleep, passes out, or leaves. this term is used to heckle a person in that situation.

      * e.g.,  ... Party host: "aw man im tired, i gotta go bed, you guys gotta go home" 

     [ "Hange" ]

    1: Hange or Hange Zoe is the most smegsy human in the whole world including the demons from the promised neverland 😩😋

      * e.g.,  ... Me : Hange is so smegsy 😍 

     [ "Hanging" ]

    1: The feeling after a night out when you feel terrible. Usually beacause of the amount of alcohol you have consumed.

      * e.g.,  ... "Im hanging this morning" 

     [ "hang" ]

    1: Old school definition. If you can hang it means you are good enough at something to keep up with the group. For a musician it means you can jam, without having to prepare, and you can play well. But it could also apply to other things, like playing basketball.

      * e.g.,  ... "You sure he should play?" 

     [ "hang" ]

    1: short for "hang out"

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm just gonna hang a Lolita's place today" 

     [ "Hanged" ]

    1: To be executed by hanging; separate from the commonly used word 'hung' in that hanging refers exclusively to execution while hung is used for objects.

      * e.g.,  ... "He brought them the gold they asked for, but they hung him anyway.” 

     [ "hang" ]

    1: Not able to match ones' strength, endurance, stamina or intelligence. etc etc

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: "Yo man..I can't run no more...im tired" 

     [ "hang" ]

    1: they way u present your self during illegal actions.. such as drining or doing drugs or skating, or ect

      * e.g.,  ... Billy had one sip of beer and was doen for, yeha man he cant "hang" never invite him again 

     [ "to hang" ]

    1: To sit it around with your friends, and make dick jokes

      * e.g.,  ... Deniz loves to hang at Jimbos 

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