hang ten
hang ten verb: to perform a stunt on a longboard in which a surfer moves to the front of the board and rides with ten toes extended out over the nose, after positioning the board so the back of it is covered and held in place by a wave.
Verb
hang ten (third-person singular simple present hangs ten, present participle hanging ten, simple past and past participle hung ten)
- To perform a stunt on a longboard in which a surfer moves to the front of the board and rides with ten toes extended out over the nose, after positioning the board so the back of it is covered and held in place by a wave.
- Mike smiled and said, "Yeah, man, hang 10."1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
Noun
hang ten (plural hang tens)
- This type of longboard move.
Forms of hang ten
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | hangs ten |
| present participle | hanging ten |
| past participle | hung ten |
| past | hung ten |
| Noun | |
| plural | hang tens |
Questions about hang ten
- What does hang ten mean?
- Hang ten means to perform a stunt on a longboard in which a surfer moves to the front of the board and rides with ten toes extended out over the nose, after positioning the board so the back of it is covered and held in place by a wave.
- What part of speech is hang ten?
- Hang ten can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of hang ten?
- The past tense of hang ten is hung ten.
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