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hung out

hung out is the simple past and past participle of hang out.

Meaning of hang out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, often, slang) To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
    • After the film, do you want to go hang out?
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To lodge or reside; to exist.
    • Mr Bob Sawyer... inquired: I say, old boy, where do you hang out? Mr. Pickwick replied that he was at present suspended at the George and Vulture.1836-37, Charles Dickens, chapter 30, in The Pickwick Papers
  3. (dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.
    • The juryman hangs out against an agreement.
  4. (informal) To crave or desperately want (something).
  5. (informal) To endure or delay.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out.
    • When a dog pants, its tongue often hangs out of its mouth.
    Synonyms:
    lepak, relax

Questions about hung out

What is hung out the simple past and past participle of?
Hung out is the simple past and past participle of hang out.

Words near hung out in the dictionary

  1. hung one's hat
  2. hung one's hat on
  3. hung one's head
  4. hung one's lip
  5. hung onto
  6. hung out
  7. hung out one's shingle
  8. hung out to dry
  9. hung over
  10. hung over someone's head
  11. hung parliament

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