hang off

verb

hung off; hanging off; hangs off

Examples of hang off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Up higher, the Rally nose has a different grille insert with a pair of inset fog lights, while out back, a chunky, ornate wing hangs off the top of the rear hatch. Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024 Listen to this article A crash on Interstate 91 in North Haven Tuesday left a tractor-trailer partially hanging off of a bridge. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024 Even more worrying are the ice shelves hanging off the mainland, which support much larger glaciers, such as Pine Island, Thwaites and Totten. Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2012 An 18-wheeler driver was taken to a hospital after first-responders rescued him from a tractor-trailer that was hanging off a downtown Dallas bridge following a crash Wednesday morning. Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hang off 

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Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hang off was in 1641

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“Hang off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20off. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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