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HANG ON
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be persistent, refuse to stop
Example:
The child persisted and kept asking questions
Synonyms:
hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "hang on" is one way to...):
bear on; carry on; continue; preserve; uphold (keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang on"):
obstinate (persist stubbornly)
ask for it; ask for trouble (persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble)
plug; plug away (persist in working hard)
follow; stick to; stick with (keep to)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hold the phone line open
Example:
Please hang on while I get your folder
Synonyms:
hang on; hold on; hold the line
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "hang on" is one way to...):
await; expect; look; wait (look forward to the probable occurrence of)
"Hang on" entails doing...:
call; call up; phone; ring; telephone (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone)
Domain category:
telephone; telephony (transmitting speech at a distance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Fix to; attach
Example:
append a charm to the necklace
Synonyms:
append; hang on; tack; tack on; tag on
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hang on" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang on"):
subjoin (add to the end)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
