hang out

Definitions

1. 1

   To spend time with somebody

   To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.

   • After the film, do you want to go hang out?
   • He hung out with his friends all day yesterday.
   • "I promise to take care of myself. Yes; I won't take any risks. Not a single blessed risk. Of course not. I mean to hang out. Don't worry. Jove! I feel as though nothing could touch me. Why! this is luck from the word Go."
2. 2

   To lodge or reside

   To lodge or reside; to exist.

   • Mr Bob Sawyer... inquired: I say, old boy, where do you hang out? Mr. Pickwick replied that he was at present suspended at the George and Vulture.
3. 3

   To be unyielding

   To be unyielding; to hold out.

   • The juryman hangs out against an agreement.
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   1. 4

      To crave or desperately want (something).

   2. 5

      To endure or delay.

   3. 6

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out.

      • When a dog pants, its tongue often hangs out of its mouth.

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