Antonyms for hang out


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : hang
Phonetic Transcription : hæŋ


Definition of hang out

Origin :
  • c.1400, in literal use. Colloquial meaning "to be found" is recorded from 1811. As a noun (often hangout) "residence, lodging" attested from 1893.
  • As in hang-out : noun social place
  • As in linger : verb loiter, delay
  • As in live : verb inhabit a dwelling
  • As in loaf : verb be idle, lazy
  • As in mingle : verb socialize
  • As in mix : verb socialize
  • As in assemble : verb congregate
  • As in associate : verb befriend
  • As in await : verb wait with expectation
  • As in remain : verb stay, wait
  • As in sit tight : verb be patient, wait
  • As in socialize : verb be friendly at gatherings
  • As in stay : verb wait
  • As in wait : verb pause, rest
  • As in bide : verb wait
  • As in accompany : verb go or be with something
  • As in hang around : verb associate
  • As in abide : verb live in a certain place
  • As in laze : verb idle
  • As in nationalize : verb socialize
  • As in congregate : verb assemble, come together
  • As in dawdle : verb delay; waste time
  • As in dwell : verb live in
  • As in gather : verb come or bring together
  • As in goof off : verb avoid work
  • As in group : verb bring together
  • As in hang about/hang around/hang out : verb associate with; be residing in
  • As in haunt : verb spend a lot of time at
Example sentences :
  • I told you I was a prophet—I'm going to hang out my shingle.
  • Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • Again she was hailed, and again; yet she failed to hang out English colors.
  • Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut
  • What do you say to his reading ‘Hang out our Gallows on the outward Walls’?
  • Extract from : « Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes » by Edward FitzGerald
  • Spot expects to hang out his shingle in St. Louis next winter.
  • Extract from : « Behind the Scenes » by Elizabeth Keckley
  • If I decide to forgive I will hang out of that window a white silk scarf.
  • Extract from : « The Four Million » by O. Henry
  • How about that, Charley; is this the place where you hang out?
  • Extract from : « The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon » by James Carson
  • Is it not a good thing that grapes should become sour which hang out of reach?
  • Extract from : « Framley Parsonage » by Anthony Trollope
  • "You got to camp in my house as long as you hang out here," said one.
  • Extract from : « The Gilded Age, Complete » by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
  • I guess weve struck where they used to hang out, at any rate.
  • Extract from : « Five Thousand Miles Underground » by Roy Rockwood
  • They are willing, so to speak, to hang out the bush, but keep no tavern.
  • Extract from : « Jacqueline, Complete » by (Mme. Blanc) Th. Bentzon

Synonyms for hang out

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