hangs on
Refuses to quit
Hangs on means to hold tightly or persist: She hung on to the railing.
It extends to waiting or depending: Everything hangs on the vote.
To hang on someone's words is to listen with rapt attention.
As an imperative, hang on asks someone to wait: Hang on, I'll be right there.
It can also express disbelief: Hang on—you're saying he quit?
- waitsStays for something
- telephone callSpoken exchange via handset
- clingHold tightly to
- barDrinking establishment
- endureSuffer through without yielding
grip · by a thread · persevere · bitter end · reliant · hook · adhere · withstand · last hope · dangle · rope · branch · persist · insist · survive · delay · hold · believe
hangs ongives up
Ceases effort or resistance
surrenders · quits · lets go · gives in · capitulates
hangs onlets go
Relinquishes hold, or urges haste
releases · drops · falls off · relinquishes · detaches
hangs onproceeds
Revenue from a transaction
moves on · presses ahead · forges ahead · ignores · disregards
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