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hang one on

hang one on verb: to drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk.

Verb

hang one on (third-person singular simple present hangs one on, present participle hanging one on, simple past and past participle hung one on)

  1. (dated, slang) To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk.
    • We get along good all the time, me and the missus, but honest to God I wish she would let me alone for at least an hour in the morning until I pull myself together if I hung one on the night before.1952, The New Yorker (volume 28, part 4, page 28)
    Synonyms:
    tie one on
  2. (dated, slang) To fight or beat up (someone).
  3. (slang) To burden or assign a take to (someone).

Synonyms of hang one on

Forms of hang one on

third-person singular presenthangs one on
present participlehanging one on
past participlehung one on
pasthung one on

Origin of hang one on

Evidently not etymologically different from tie one on except by minor variation.

Questions about hang one on

What does hang one on mean?
Hang one on means to drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk.
What part of speech is hang one on?
Hang one on is a verb.
What is the past tense of hang one on?
The past tense of hang one on is hung one on.

Words near hang one on in the dictionary

  1. hang off
  2. hang on
  3. hang on by a thread
  4. hang on every word
  5. hang on to your hat
  6. hang one on
  7. hang one's hat
  8. hang one's hat on
  9. hang one's head
  10. hang one's lip
  11. hang onto

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