hang off

verb

hung off; hanging off; hangs off

intransitive verb

: hang back

Examples of hang off in a Sentence

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Everyone thinks fat stores are just these passive blobs of tissue that hang off your body. — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 The mattress on the bed was a little short and my bare feet hung off the edge, beyond the light white sheet. — Literary Hub, 29 May 2026 Aerial footage showed the rear of a silver sedan hanging off the side of a steep embankment. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 June 2026 Additionally, if a chain link does not fully attach to a gear tooth and hangs off instead, it could be stretched out, which can cause a chain to skip, fall off or break. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hang off

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hang off was in 1641

Rhymes for hang off

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“Hang off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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