hang off

verb

hung off; hanging off; hangs off

Examples of hang off in a Sentence

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Glass covered the entire parking lot, and most of the cafe’s doors hung off their hinges from firefighters busting in earlier. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 May 2025 It's been that long since audiences were first treated treated to Tom Cruise performing all kinds of death-defying stunts, from hanging off the side of an airborne plane to driving a motorbike off a cliff as our favorite spy Ethan Hunt. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 May 2025 Binda also testified that Homeland Security found a black fanny pack hanging off a bed with $9,000 inside. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 20 May 2025 Though her custom Thom Browne ensemble for the Met Gala technically included a skirt, it was paired with a blazer, and a slight silver bandeau top that appeared to hang off of her body. James Factora, Them., 30 May 2025 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 15 Jun. 2025.

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