Lexic.us

Definition of Hang on

1. Verb. Fix to; attach. "Append a charm to the necklace"

2. Verb. Be persistent, refuse to stop. "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

3. Verb. Hold the phone line open. "Please hang on while I get your folder"

Definition of Hang on

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To wait a moment (usually imperative). ¹

2. Verb. To hold, grasp, or grip. ¹

3. Verb. (idiomatic) To keep; to store something for someone ¹

4. Verb. (idiomatic) To pay close attention. ¹

5. Verb. (idiomatic) To continually believe in something; to have faith in. ¹

6. Verb. (idiomatic) To persevere. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hang On

hang about hang an arse hang around hang back hang by a thread hang dog hang fire hang fires hang five hang glide

hang glider hang gliders hang gliding hang in hang in the balance hang on (current term) hang on every word hang onto hang out hang out one's shingle

hang out to dry hang over hang paper hang ten hang the moon hang tight hang time hang times hang together hang tough

Literary usage of Hang on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... My love shall wrap her warm, And, fearless of the slippery way While safe she trips the heathy brae, 50 Shall hang on Arthur's arm. ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly (1884)
"The changes that then occur are much more decided, and very interesting. I will describe them in my next.—Knowledge. HOW FLIES hang on. BT DR. ..."

3. Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hants, Berks, Oxford by William Cobbett (1908)
"You hang on with unrelenting grasp; and cry "pauper" and "poacher" and "radical" and "lower orders" with as much insolence as ever! ..."

4. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"... nor so few As are those pearls of morning dew, Which hang on herbs and flowers. .'••-.'-.. Holmes, whose name shall live in epic song, ..."

5. Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton by Frederick William Robertson (1861)
"... laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his baud. And when the Barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, ..."

6. The Journal of American Folk-lore by American Folklore Society (1917)
""No, I have come to see you hang On yonder rusty gallery. ... Sister, have you come to set me free, Or have you come to see me hang On yonder rusty gallery? ..."

7. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1831)
"... some music and other books lie on the ground, and several instruments of music hang on the walls of the room. This is a clear and beautiful picture. ..."

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