hang off

verb

hung off; hanging off; hangs off

Examples of hang off in a Sentence

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This time, the stunt has been kept under wraps until much closer to the release of the film, with Cruise revealing on Feb. 7 that one stunt involved him hanging off of an upside down propeller plane. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025 Reckoning showcased the high stakes of the star’s last stint chasing down villains, conducting submarine reconnaissance and hanging off planes. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2025 The previous trailer showed Ethan searching an underwater submarine for The Entity and hanging off the wings of a biplane. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025 With the bulk of their core players hurt, the Hornets probably won’t be major players leading into the deadline, instead hanging off to the side to be a contributor to a multi-team trade or a smaller move that surely wouldn’t cause much of a tremor. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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