hang (around or out)

verb

Definition of hang (around or out)next
1
as in to travel
to come or be together as friends she still hangs around with her college roommate

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2
as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang (around or out)
  1. travel
  2. associate
  3. run
  4. connect
  5. kick back
  6. bond
  7. hang about
  8. hook up
Verb
  • In 2012, as Syria descended into violence, Moises and I travelled to Aleppo with a crew of insurgent rebels and caught an early glimpse of the war’s horrors.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Carter personally traveled on peace missions to Haiti, Bosnia, Ethiopia, North Korea, Sudan, Nepal and Colombia.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of travel
Verb
  • Other common bottlenecks in data collection include a lack of diverse and truly global datasets, high costs associated with data infrastructure and maintenance, challenges in handling real-time and dynamic data, and issues related to data ownership and licensing, among others.
    Max (Chong) Li, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The poinsettia is not simply a plant associated with Christmas.
    Norman Ellstrand and Nathan Ellstrand / Made by History, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of associate
Verb
  • Celebrities have been chastised less for running people over.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Hoosier cabinet made the kitchen easier to navigate and more accessible to middle-class housewives in particular who had largely depended on housekeepers to run their kitchens.
    Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of run
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  • Pets complete families, positively affect our mental and physical well-being, connect us socially and also contribute to the economy.
    Julie Castle, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • There’s also a high-speed USB Type C cable in the box which connects the dock to one of the high-speed USB-C ports on the back of the iMac.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of connect
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  • Rain should kick back up Tuesday night with a 100% chance of precipitation and a low of 51.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The two-piece set has a casual V-neck top and wide-leg pants, showcasing a forgiving elastic waistband that's perfectly stretchy for kicking back in a plane seat or cabin lounge.
    Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of kick back
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  • Families can bond over horseback riding, fishing, and archery or relax with the heated pools and spa.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
  • But, just as Jane Austen bonded her lovers by matching their interests, bond with your audience by matching your interests with theirs.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of bond
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  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of hang about
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  • Nico and Kiernan’s exes are obviously going to hook up, right?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Even beyond the idea that an actual curse has befallen Ruby — or has befallen everyone with the bad luck (or judgment?) to have hooked up with her — Laid operates in an exaggerated version of reality where genuine human emotion has to jostle for space with cartoon plot logic.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hook up
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