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hangs up one's boots

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

Meaning of hang up one's boots

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) to retire, call it a day (used especially in the context of sports).

Questions about hangs up one's boots

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

Words near hangs up one's boots in the dictionary

  1. hangs the moon
  2. hangs to
  3. hangs together
  4. hangs tough
  5. hangs up
  6. hangs up one's boots
  7. hangs up one's fiddle
  8. hangs up one's hat
  9. hangs up one's spurs
  10. hangs up the boots
  11. hangs upon

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