hang out
Third Person
hangs out
Present Participle
hanging out
Past Tense
hung out
Past Participle
hung out
1
to spend much time in a specific place or with someone particular
- We're going to hang out at the park this afternoon.
- I like to hang out with my friends at the local coffee shop.
- Let's hang out at my place and watch a movie tonight.
- They often hang out by the beach during the summer.
- Do you want to hang out after school and grab a bite to eat?
2
to stick out or extend loosely in a drooping manner
- The banner was hanging out in front of the building.
- The flag was hanging out in the breeze.
- His tongue was hanging out after running a marathon.
- I noticed a loose wire hanging out from the wall.
- A torn thread was hanging out of his sleeve.
3
to attach washed items to a line or surface to dry in the open air
transitive
- The workers hung out the uniforms after washing them in the industrial laundry.
- Hang out the laundry to dry on the clothesline.
- Don't forget to hang the towels out in the garden to dry after swimming.
- She hung out the laundry to dry in the sunshine.
- He always hangs his jeans out on a makeshift clothesline in the backyard.