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hangs one's hat on

hangs one's hat on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang one's hat on.

Meaning of hang one's hat on

Verb

hang one's hat on (third-person singular simple present hangs one's hat on, present participle hanging one's hat on, simple past and past participle hung one's hat on)

  1. (transitive) To accept or recognize as reliable, tangible, or factual; to depend on.
    • "You can't hang your hat on a nonbinding letter of intent."1998 October 16, Saul Hansell, “Zap, a Nervy Internet Venture, Is Zapped”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Nov 2015

Questions about hangs one's hat on

What is hangs one's hat on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hangs one's hat on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang one's hat on.

Words near hangs one's hat on in the dictionary

  1. hangs on
  2. hangs on by a thread
  3. hangs on every word
  4. hangs one on
  5. hangs one's hat
  6. hangs one's hat on
  7. hangs one's head
  8. hangs one's lip
  9. hangs onto
  10. hangs out
  11. hangs out one's shingle

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