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straphang

straphang verb: to ride public transport while standing and holding onto a strap.

Verb

straphang (third-person singular simple present straphangs, present participle straphanging, simple past and past participle straphung)

  1. (intransitive) To ride public transport while standing and holding onto a strap.
    • Instead of having people coming from the outskirts, straphanging in omnibuses and trains, working in the centre under congested conditions in badly lit, insanitary buildings[…]1932, Great Britain, Parliamentary debates: Official report: Volume 269
    • Unheeding the conductor's warning glare, Mr. Devine straphung, smiling, his lips forming soundless phrases as though he enjoyed a delightful, inaudible conversation.1957, Brian Moore, The Feast of Lupercal

Forms of straphang

third-person singular presentstraphangs
present participlestraphanging
past participlestraphung
paststraphung
alternative formstrap-hang

Origin of straphang

From strap + hang.

Questions about straphang

What does straphang mean?
Straphang means to ride public transport while standing and holding onto a strap.
What part of speech is straphang?
Straphang is a verb.
What is the past tense of straphang?
The past tense of straphang is straphung.

Words near straphang in the dictionary

  1. strapadictomy
  2. strapatsada
  3. strapdown
  4. strapdowns
  5. straped
  6. straphang
  7. straphanger
  8. straphangers
  9. straphanging
  10. straphangs
  11. straphung

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