hang out

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic, intransitive, often, slang) 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.

   Synonyms:

   socialize, hang with, roll with

2. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) 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.1836-37, Charles Dickens, chapter 30, in The Pickwick Papers
3. (dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.
   • The juryman hangs out against an agreement.
4. (informal) To crave or desperately want (something).
5. (informal) 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.

   Synonyms:

   lepak, relax