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hang dog

hang dog noun: the situation of hanging on the rope after falling off a climb.

Noun

hang dog (countable and uncountable, plural hang dogs)

  1. The situation of hanging on the rope after falling off a climb.
  2. (obsolete) A rascal, one fit to be executed by hanging.
    Synonyms:
    gallows bird

Synonyms of hang dog

Forms of hang dog

pluralhang dogs
alternative formhang-dog

Questions about hang dog

What does hang dog mean?
Hang dog means the situation of hanging on the rope after falling off a climb.
What part of speech is hang dog?
Hang dog is a noun.
What is the plural of hang dog?
The plural of hang dog is hang dogs.

Words near hang dog in the dictionary

  1. hang back
  2. hang behind
  3. hang by a hair
  4. hang by a thread
  5. hang by the eyelids
  6. hang dog
  7. hang dogs
  8. hang fire
  9. hang fires
  10. hang five
  11. hang fives

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