hang off

verb

hung off; hanging off; hangs off

Examples of hang off in a Sentence

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The mattress on the bed was a little short and my bare feet hung off the edge, beyond the light white sheet. Literary Hub, 29 May 2026 One recent Polymarket ad on Meta’s social media platforms shows an influencer hanging off a hot air balloon before letting go and plummeting. Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 28 May 2026 Everyone thinks fat stores are just these passive blobs of tissue that hang off your body. Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 Additionally, if a chain link does not fully attach to a gear tooth and hangs off instead, it could be stretched out, which can cause a chain to skip, fall off or break. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hang off

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 2 Jun. 2026.

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