hang on
verb
hung on; hanging on; hangs on
1
: to keep hold : hold on to something
2
: to persist tenaciously
a cold that hung on all spring
3
: hold on sense 2
I'll get the answer if you can hang on.
see also hang on to
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The Bears responded with the go-ahead touchdown drive and hung on for their first playoff win since the 2010 team beat Seattle in the divisional round at Soldier Field.
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CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Clinton Toomer had a putback; Brown hit back to back shots and the Warriors hung on to win.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
More personal photos of the couple are also seen hanging on the wall.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, us ordinary people with ACA coverage just got whammed with double and triple rates, and Social Security is hanging on by a thread.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Clinton Toomer had a putback; Brown hit back to back shots and the Warriors hung on to win.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
More personal photos of the couple are also seen hanging on the wall.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, us ordinary people with ACA coverage just got whammed with double and triple rates, and Social Security is hanging on by a thread.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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