hang with
phrasal verb
hung with; hanging with; hangs with
US, informal
1
: to spend time with (someone)
He's just been hanging with his friends.
2
: to stay close to (someone) : to keep up with (someone)
He hung with the leaders for the first half of the race, but then he began to fall behind.
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The group members’ stockings were, of course, hung with care, one for drummer Lars Ulrich, another for Hetfield, as well as ones for bassist Robert Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025
While everyone else’s stockings are hung with care, Mom’s is often the last to be filled — if it’s filled at all.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
In 1937, the state replaced hanging with lethal gas as the method of capital punishment.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Sherman didn’t mind hanging with the freaks, though.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025
While everyone else’s stockings are hung with care, Mom’s is often the last to be filled — if it’s filled at all.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
In 1937, the state replaced hanging with lethal gas as the method of capital punishment.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Sherman didn’t mind hanging with the freaks, though.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Hang with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20with. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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