Meanings
verbhang together (third-person singular simple present hangs together, present participle hanging together, simple past and past participle hung together)
present singular third person hangs together · participle present hanging together · participle past hung together · past hung together
- idiomaticTo be connected.
- idiomaticTo correspond or fit well.
- idiomaticTo be united in defiance.
- To remain united; to stand by one another.
[…]we are all of a piece; we hang together.
1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, page 45 - plan or schemeTo be self-consistent and make sense; to seem plausible.
The story does not hang together.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be in a romantic relationship.
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