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hanging together

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

Meaning of hang together

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be connected.
  2. (idiomatic) To correspond or fit well.
  3. (idiomatic) To be in a romantic relationship.
    Synonyms:
    step out
  4. (idiomatic) To be united in defiance.
  5. To remain united; to stand by one another.
    • […]we are all of a piece; we hang together.1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, page 45
  6. (plan or scheme) To be self-consistent and make sense; to seem plausible.
    • The story does not hang together.

Questions about hanging together

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

Words near hanging together in the dictionary

  1. hanging stile
  2. hanging stiles
  3. hanging ten
  4. hanging the moon
  5. hanging to
  6. hanging together
  7. hanging tough
  8. hanging tree
  9. hanging trees
  10. hanging up
  11. hanging up one's boots

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