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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of hangs one on

  • as in hits
  • as in hits
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hangs one on

phrase

present tense third-person singular of hang one on
as in hits
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner The bouncer at the club hung one on him when he tried to jump the rope.

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  • hits
  • smacks
  • slaps
  • knocks
  • punches
  • bangs
  • clips
  • pounds
  • slams
  • claps
  • strikes
  • whacks
  • swipes
  • bats
  • cracks
  • nails
  • boxes
  • kicks
  • socks
  • thumps
  • clocks
  • licks
  • bashes
  • taps
  • zaps
  • hammers
  • tags
  • bobs
  • shoves
  • pushes
  • slugs
  • swats
  • pastes
  • bludgeons
  • chops
  • belts
  • jabs
  • flicks
  • bonks
  • pokes
  • smites
  • raps
  • whales
  • stabs
  • busts
  • clouts
  • strokes
  • bumps
  • thwacks
  • bops
  • clobbers
  • wallops
  • biffs
  • bowls (down or over)
  • slogs
  • peppers
  • cuffs
  • beats
  • knees
  • mauls
  • pelts
  • batters
  • roughs
  • lashes
  • stamps
  • sucker punches
  • buffets
  • scuffs
  • slashes
  • decks
  • bungs
  • butts
  • levels
  • dumps
  • jostles
  • pommels
  • knocks down
  • laces
  • floors
  • pummels
  • mangles
  • saps
  • creams
  • clubs
  • switches
  • fells
  • spears
  • beans
  • bunts
  • whips
  • brains
  • sledgehammers
  • lambastes
  • skulls
  • drubs
  • prods
  • canes
  • rabbit-punches
  • sledges
  • flails
  • conks
  • cudgels
  • thrashes
  • flogs

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“Hangs one on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangs%20one%20on. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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