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hang out

verb

  1. spend time socially
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/

verb

  1. To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.

    After the film, do you want to go hang out?

    He hung out with his friends all day yesterday.

  2. To lodge or reside; to exist.

    Mr Bob Sawyer... inquired: I say, old boy, where do you hang out? Mr. Pickwick replied that he was at present suspended at the George and Vulture.

  3. To be unyielding; to hold out.

    The juryman hangs out against an agreement.

  4. To crave or desperately want (something).
  5. To endure or delay.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out.

    When a dog pants, its tongue often hangs out of its mouth.