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HANG IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be persistent, refuse to stop
Example:
The child persisted and kept asking questions
Synonyms:
hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "hang in" is one way to...):
bear on; carry on; continue; preserve; uphold (keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang in"):
obstinate (persist stubbornly)
ask for it; ask for trouble (persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble)
plug; plug away (persist in working hard)
follow; stick to; stick with (keep to)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
