hang off

verb

hung off; hanging off; hangs off

Examples of hang off in a Sentence

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These hooks are often removable and hang off the bottom tier. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 Grant is hanging off Litia, making the same blank expression that my brothers and I would have two hours into a gabfest at Sheila’s house. Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025 Two workers have been rescued after getting stranded on scaffolding that was hanging off of a New York City’s high-rise building’s 78th floor. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025 Focusing on building a full silhouette on the models, Armani layered overcoats with baggy trousers, chunky knits under oversized suit jackets and unstructured suits that hang off the models in just the right mix of rakishness and sophistication. Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 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 12 Apr. 2025.

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