HANG (AROUND OR OUT) Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

hang (around or out)

verb

Definition of hang (around or out)

as in to travel

to come or be together as friends she still hangs around with her college roommate

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as in to kill time

to spend time doing nothing for my vacation I plan to rent a beach house and just hang out

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More than 40 tall ships from 20 foreign countries participated, traveling through New York Harbor from near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, up to the George Washington Bridge.

— Nicole Jao, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Several Iraqi provinces announced official holidays to allow mourners to travel.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of travel

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President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.

— USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
On Monday, May 18, a 7%-illuminated crescent will hang about two degrees from Venus, with Jupiter about 20 degrees above.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of hang about

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Villaraigosa, who led the city from 2005-13 and recently ran for governor, argued that this is not the right time to make even that change.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.

— Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of run

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Newport Beach now prohibits canopies larger than 6 feet by 6 feet and requires that the structures not be connected.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
In other words, different machines will handle different jobs while staying connected through the same software system.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of connect

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Featuring adjustable spaghetti straps, two handy pockets, and a pretty floral print, this romper makes an easy and comfortable outfit for beach days, running errands, or just lounging at home.

— Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
On July 2, Hudson, 47, shared a photo of herself on Instagram lounging by the pool with her 7-year-old daughter Rani Rose Hudson Fujikawa in matching summer outfits during a family vacation in Athens, Greece.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 July 2026

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