hang off

verb

hung off; hanging off; hangs off

Examples of hang off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Enlarge / Old Atlas and the many black hydraulic lines that hang off the robot. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024 If the team was playing poorly, the bar would dip and virtual icicles would hang off the thermometer. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024 His blue jogging bottoms hang off his emaciated legs, as his tiny ribcage protrudes from his billowy orange T-shirt. Abdel Qadder Sabbah, CNN, 25 June 2024 On Wednesday, June 17, a woman was found dead on a boat in a League City marina, close to where a mother of four was found hanging off of a dock in May, a spokesperson for League City confirmed to PEOPLE. Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hang off 

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Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hang off was in 1641

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“Hang off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20off. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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