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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Another cocktail with island connections is the rum swizzle, invented in the venerable Swizzle Inn, where the ceiling is hung with thousands of business cards and dollar bills left by departing patrons.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Indiana showed fight even after losing its star player, hanging with the Thunder throughout the second quarter of a low scoring battle to that point.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Just ask Rihanna, who took her two sons, RZA and Riot, along as her dates for the premiere of her movie Smurfs—and wore the ideal hairstyle for posing for pics and hanging with her kids.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 July 2025
Gibbs has now hung with SVG in the last two road course races and looks terrific on those types of tracks.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Indiana showed fight even after losing its star player, hanging with the Thunder throughout the second quarter of a low scoring battle to that point.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Just ask Rihanna, who took her two sons, RZA and Riot, along as her dates for the premiere of her movie Smurfs—and wore the ideal hairstyle for posing for pics and hanging with her kids.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 July 2025
Gibbs has now hung with SVG in the last two road course races and looks terrific on those types of tracks.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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“Hang with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20with. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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