hang tough

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hang tuhf]
- /hæŋ tʌf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hang tuhf]
- /hæŋ tʌf/

Definitions of hang tough words

verb with object hang tough to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend. 1
verb with object hang tough to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a pendulum. 1
verb with object hang tough to place in position or fasten so as to allow easy or ready movement. 1
verb with object hang tough to put to death by suspending by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, yardarm, or the like. 1
verb with object hang tough to suspend (oneself) by the neck until dead: He hanged himself from a beam in the attic. 1
verb with object hang tough to fasten to a cross; crucify. 1

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Origin of hang tough

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; fusion of 3 verbs: (1) Middle English, Old English hōn to hang (transitive), cognate with Gothic hāhan, orig. *haghan; (2) Middle English hang(i)en, Old English hangian to hang (intransitive), cognate with German hangen; (3) Middle English henge < Old Norse hengja (transitive), cognate with German hängen to hang

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Parts of speech for Hang tough

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hang tough popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for hang tough

verb hang tough

bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
brave — Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
go through — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
keep up — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.

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