- hang on to
- {v.} To hold tightly; keep firmly. * /The child hung on to its mother's apron, and would not let go./ * /John did not like his job, but decided to hang on to it until he found a better one./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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hang — [haŋ] vt. HUNG, hanging; for vt. 3 & vi. 5, hanged is the preferred pt. & pp. hung [ME hangen, with form < OE vi. hangian & ON vi. hanga; senses < these, also < OE vt. hon & ON caus. v. hengja; akin to Ger vi. hangen, vt. hängen, to… … English World dictionary
Hang — Hang, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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hang — ► VERB (past and past part. hung except in sense 2) 1) suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part not attached. 2) (past and past part. hanged) kill or be killed by tying a rope attached from above around the neck and removing the… … English terms dictionary
hang — hang; hang·able; hang·by; hang·chow; hang·er; hang·er·man; hang·ie; hang·le; hang·man; hang·man·ship; hang·ment; hang·nail; re·hang; un·hang; … English syllables
Hang — (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more common.] [OE … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
