hang five
hang five verb: to perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.
Verb
hang five (third-person singular simple present hangs five, present participle hanging five, simple past and past participle hung five)
- To perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.
- They always like to do one better than `the yanks' as they call us. So if you go out and hang five, they'll go out and hang ten.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
Noun
hang five (plural hang fives)
- This type of longboard move.
Forms of hang five
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | hangs five |
| present participle | hanging five |
| past participle | hung five |
| past | hung five |
| Noun | |
| plural | hang fives |
Questions about hang five
- What does hang five mean?
- Hang five means to perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.
- What part of speech is hang five?
- Hang five can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of hang five?
- The past tense of hang five is hung five.
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