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hangs five

hangs five is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hangs five the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hangs five is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang five.

Words near hangs five in the dictionary

  1. hangs behind
  2. hangs by a hair
  3. hangs by a thread
  4. hangs by the eyelids
  5. hangs fire
  6. hangs five
  7. hangs heavy
  8. hangs in
  9. hangs in the balance
  10. hangs loose
  11. hangs low

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