hangs (around or out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hang (around or out)
1
as in travels
to come or be together as friends she still hangs around with her college roommate

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2
as in hacks (around)
to spend time doing nothing for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangs (around or out)
  1. travels
  2. kicks back
  3. associates
  4. hangs about
  5. hooks up
  6. runs
  7. bonds
  8. connects
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  • The Orionid meteor shower activity peaks when Earth travels through the densest section of the debris trail left by Comet 1P/Halley.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Health data travels from home medical devices through applications, cloud platforms and hospital systems before reaching a clinician, and each step widens the digital footprint.
    — Ayush Jain, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • Well … that’s where my skepticism kicks back in.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • With their mandatory minicamp wrapping up on Thursday, the Chicago Bears get some time to rest before offseason programming kicks back into gear.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of kicks back
Verb
  • Innova also associates afternoon snacking specifically with satisfaction, while other dayparts lean toward refreshment or indulgence.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Shiji associates Sun Tzu with Wu’s campaigns against its powerful rival Chu, including the campaign that culminated in the capture of the Chu capital, Ying, in 506 bce.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of associates
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  • Though the sisters are supposedly first-generation Italian American, no whiff of the old country hangs about Kay; Dorothy will at least spit out a few words in Italian.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Turquoise pearl, and azure line the space, and a cylindrical hanging light sculpture made of hundreds of white and gold ceramic fish hangs about the lounge seating area.
    — Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of hangs about
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  • Cade Depriest hooks up with a Gunn again for 34 yards and Winter Park is on the move back inside the red zone.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Tony contains details directly pulled from Kitchen Confidential, including a memorable moment in which one of the cooks (Leo Woodall) hooks up with a bride who visits the restaurant immediately following her own wedding.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hooks up
Verb
  • Blacksmith, a startup that runs the infrastructure companies use to test code before it ships, has been valued at $1 billion following a new $66 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The person runs their fingers over the camera twice, then eats a banana through the mask before walking away.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs
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  • The young man who bonds with the ghost of his a–hole father while trapped in a gooey cushion of whale intestines stays with the ghost of his a–hole father.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mia, the kindly next-door neighbor, and her daughter, Noora (Henrikke Lund-Olsen), who bonds with Elia at school.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonds
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  • SparkHub connects creator content to tracked sales inside its ShopBack app.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • If no one inside the company can explain how your data connects to an outcome that affects you, the privacy statement is decoration.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of connects
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