hang together
Britishverb
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to be cohesive or united
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to be consistent
your statements don't quite hang together
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Stand united, stick together, as in We must all hang together and tell the same story . [c. 1400]
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Cohere, constitute a consistent whole. For example, The plot lines in that movie don't hang together . [Mid-1500s]
Example Sentences
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In spite of its disparate sources, with some numbers written more than a decade apart, it hangs together well as a listening experience, and serves as a perfect introduction to this songwriter’s distinctive voice.
"It all comes together and hangs together as a whole."
From BBC
After I made it to the end of the story and ran it back, little of the plot hung together.
From Los Angeles Times
If it doesn’t hang together like a traditional novel, that may be part of the point.
From Los Angeles Times
Moreover, in air, the strands of the fan hang together like the bristles in a paintbrush.
From Science Magazine
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