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hanging five

hanging five is the present participle and gerund of hang five.

Meaning of hang five

Verb

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

  1. 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

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What is hanging five the present participle and gerund of?
Hanging five is the present participle and gerund of hang five.

Words near hanging five in the dictionary

  1. hanging coffins
  2. hanging compass
  3. hanging compasses
  4. hanging disease
  5. hanging fire
  6. hanging five
  7. hanging garden
  8. hanging gardens
  9. hanging heavy
  10. Hanging Houghton
  11. hanging in

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