Phrase Hound found 53 phrases and 7 compound words that contain hangs. The most common are listed below. Open hangs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 53
- hangs upthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang up: To put up to hang.
- hangs outthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang out: To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
- a creaking door hangs longestSomeone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger.
- hangs on every wordthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang on every word: To be completely attentive to what another person is saying.
- hangs in the balancethird-person singular simple present indicative of hang in the balance: To be in a precarious situation, unsure of the future.
- hangs up the bootsthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang up the boots: to retire, call it a day (used especially in the context of sports).
- hangs out to drythird-person singular simple present indicative of hang out to dry: To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.
- hangs on by a threadthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang on by a thread: To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation.
- thereby hangs a taleUsed to indicate that something requires a long story or explanation to fully understand.
- bear hangsplural of bear hang: The act of hanging one's food supplies from a rope slung over a tree branch to prevent bears from getting to them
- cliff-hangsthird-person singular simple present indicative of cliff-hang: To be in suspense.
- dead hangsplural of dead hang: the act of hanging from a bar with the arms fully extended, often used as a grip strength exercise
- hangs aboutthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang about: To linger, loiter, or stay.
- hangs aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang around: To stay, linger, or loiter.
- hangs backthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang back: To wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.
- hangs behindthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang behind: To linger or remain in a place after an event has completed and others have mostly departed.
- hangs firethird-person singular simple present indicative of hang fire: To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled.
- hangs fivethird-person singular simple present indicative of hang five: To perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front …
- hangs heavythird-person singular simple present indicative of hang heavy: To seem to pass slowly; to crawl.
- hangs lowthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang low: To droop or sag heavily; to remain at a low altitude.
- hangs offthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang off: To hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind.
- hangs overthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang over: To be threatening, to be imminent.
- hangs roundthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang round: To stay, linger, or loiter.
- hangs tenthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang ten: To perform a stunt on a longboard in which a surfer moves to the front of the board and rides with ten toes extended out over the nose, after positioning the board so the back of …
- hangs togetherthird-person singular simple present indicative of hang together: To be connected.
Compound words 7
- overhangsplural of overhang: To hang over (something).
- cliffhangsthird-person singular simple present indicative of cliffhang: To be in suspense.
- deadhangsplural of deadhang: the act of hanging from a bar with the arms fully extended, often used as a grip strength exercise
- gonghangsplural of gonghang: A guild of Chinese merchants or hongs who operated the import-export monopoly in Canton (present-day Guangzhou) during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).
- mishangsthird-person singular simple present indicative of mishang: To hang improperly.
- straphangsthird-person singular simple present indicative of straphang: To ride public transport while standing and holding onto a strap.
- underhangsthird-person singular simple present indicative of underhang: To suspend; hang.