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verb

(intr, preposition) informal to persistjust hang in there for a bit longer

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Words nearby hang in

hangfire, hang glider, hang gliding, hang, hanged, hangi, hang in, hanging, hangingfly, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, hanging glacier, hanging indentation
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Words related to hang in

unrelenting, uncompromising, inexorable, ferocious, harsh, implacable, ruthless, rigorous, unyielding, determined, fierce, dogged, unforgiving, single-minded, unstoppable, proceed, pursue, endure, persist, hold on

Idioms and Phrases with hang in

hang in

Also, hang in there. Keep at something, persevere. For example, We decided to hang in until we had figured out why the experiment failed, or Hang in there! You'll soon catch on to the language. [Slang; mid-1900s]

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