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hang-on
[ hang-on, -awn ]
noun
- something easily attached to or mounted on another surface or object, as a turbocharger or transceiver in an automobile, a unit suspendable from shelving, or a portable soap dish.
adjective
- pertaining to or denoting such an attachment:
A clumsy hang-on unit supplied the air conditioning.
hang on
verb
- adverb to continue or persist in an activity, esp with effort or difficulty
hang on at your present job until you can get another
- adverb to cling, grasp, or hold
she hangs on to her mother's arm
- preposition to be conditioned or contingent on; depend on
everything hangs on this business deal
- Alsohang ontohang upon preposition to listen attentively to
she hung on his every word
- informal.adverb to wait or remain
hang on for a few minutes
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hang-on1
Noun, adj. use of verb phrase hang on
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Example Sentences
The small black syce-and heaven knows how HE had managed to hang on-darted to the heads of the leading mules.
From Project Gutenberg
Says it's nothin' but just grit and hang-on that keeps him alive.
From Project Gutenberg
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