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hang together
1. Fig. [for something or a group of people] to hold together; to remain intact. •
I hope our bridge group hangs together until we are old and gray.
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I don't think that this car will hang together for another minute.
2. Fig. [for a story] to flow from element to element and make sense. •
This story simply does not hang together.
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Your novel hangs together quite nicely.
3. Fig. [for people] to spend time together. •
We hung together for a few hours and then went our separate ways.
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The boys hung together throughout the evening.
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{v.} 1. To stay united; help and defend one another. * /The club members always hung together when one of them was in trouble./ Syn.: STICK TOGETHER. Compare: STAND BY, STAND UP FOR. 2. {informal} To form a satisfactory whole; fit together. * /Jack's story of why he was absent from school seems to hang together./
Dictionary of American idioms.
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hang together — {v.} 1. To stay united; help and defend one another. * /The club members always hung together when one of them was in trouble./ Syn.: STICK TOGETHER. Compare: STAND BY, STAND UP FOR. 2. {informal} To form a satisfactory whole; fit together. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang together — index cohere (be logically consistent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hang together — 1) PHRASAL VERB If two people or groups hang together, they stay with each other and support each other even though they may disagree on some things. [V P] He urged his supporters to hang together. Syn: stick together 2) PHRASAL VERB If things… … English dictionary
hang together — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms hang together : present tense I/you/we/they hang together he/she/it hangs together present participle hanging together past tense hung together past participle hung together informal if something hangs… … English dictionary
hang\ together — v 1. To stay united; help and defend one another. The club members always hung together when one of them was in trouble. Syn.: stick together Compare: stand by, stand up for 2. informal To form a satisfactory whole; fit together. Jack s story of… … Словарь американских идиом
hang together — verb be connected (Freq. 1) In my heart I can make the world hang together • Syn: ↑interdepend • Derivationally related forms: ↑interdependent (for: ↑interdepend), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hang together — Synonyms and related words: accord, act in concert, act together, adhere, affiliate, agglomerate, agree, ally, amalgamate, answer to, assent, associate, assort with, band, band together, be consistent, be in league, be of one, be uniform with,… … Moby Thesaurus
hang together — 1. Keep united, stick together, hold together. 2. (Colloq.) Be consistent (as the parts of a story) … New dictionary of synonyms
hang together — 1》 make sense; be consistent. 2》 (of people) help or support one another. → hang … English new terms dictionary
hang together — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. work together, comply with, assist one another; see cooperate 1 … English dictionary for students
