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hanging up the boots

hanging up the boots is the present participle and gerund of hang up the boots.

Meaning of hang up the boots

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of hang up one's boots.

Questions about hanging up the boots

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

Words near hanging up the boots in the dictionary

  1. hanging up
  2. hanging up one's boots
  3. hanging up one's fiddle
  4. hanging up one's hat
  5. hanging up one's spurs
  6. hanging up the boots
  7. hanging upon
  8. hanging valley
  9. hanging valleys
  10. hanging wall
  11. hanging walls

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