hang out

hang out
{v.} 1. {slang} To spend your time idly or lounging about. * /The teacher complained that Joe was hanging out in poolrooms instead of doing his homework./ Compare: HANG AROUND(1). 2. {slang} To live; reside. * /Two policemen stopped the stranger and asked him where he hung out./ 3. To reach out farther than the part below. * /The branches of the trees hung out over the road./ * /The upper floor of that house hangs out above the first./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • Hang-out — auch: Hang|out 〈[hæŋaʊt] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; umg.; salopp〉 häufig besuchter Ort, Stammplatz; Baden Baden war früher ein Hang out für Adelige [Etym.: engl.] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • hang out — ► hang out informal spend time relaxing or enjoying oneself. Main Entry: ↑hang …   English terms dictionary

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  • hang out — (v.) c.1400, in literal use. Colloquial meaning to be found is recorded from 1811. As a noun (often hangout) residence, lodging attested from 1893 …   Etymology dictionary

  • hang-out — ► NOUN informal ▪ a place one lives in or frequently visits …   English terms dictionary

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  • hang-out — n haunt, den, meeting place, home, patch, local, stamping ground COLLOQ. dive, joint, watering hole * * * ▶ noun HAUNT, stamping ground, favourite spot, meeting place, territory; den, refuge, retreat; N. Amer. stomping ground. * * * ˈhang out [ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang out — v. (slang) (D; intr.) ( to spend time ) to hang out with (to hang out with one s friends) * * * [ hæŋ aʊt] (slang) (0; intr.) ( to spend time ) to hang out with (to hang out with one s friends) …   Combinatory dictionary

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