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hang on


These are words and phrases related to hang on. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of hang on.

TO HOLD SOMEONE OR SOMETHING


The child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.

Synonyms and examples


hold
Can you hold this for a moment?
clasp
He reached out to clasp her hand.
grip
The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
clutch
Silent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
cling
One little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
grasp
She grasped his hand in a gesture of sympathy.
grab
He grabbed the rope and pulled it hard.
cradle
She cradled him tenderly in her arms.
hug
He hugged his girlfriend.
embrace
literary
The sisters embraced.

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wield
We found him wielding a power drill in his front garden.
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If you hold someone or something, you take and keep someone or something in your hands or in your arms.

TO WAIT


Hang on, I'll be ready in a minute.

Synonyms and examples


wait
We need to wait in line for the tickets.
wait for
We're waiting for the bus.
await
formal
We are awaiting the committee's decision.
stay
Stay there until I get back.
remain
formal
Please remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop.
hang around
informal
There were a lot of teenagers hanging around outside the shopping centre.
loiter
A bunch of men were loitering outside the pub.
line up
People were lining up for tickets.
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If you wait, you stay in one place until something happens or someone arrives.

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hang on


verb
These are words and phrases related to hang on. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of hang on.

PERSIST


Synonyms


stick to it
Informal
stick to one's guns
Informal
hang in there
Informal
move heaven and earth
Informal
leave no stone unturned
Informal
not take “no” for an answer
Informal
never say die
Informal
persist
persevere
work unflaggingly
maintain one's efforts
pursue relentlessly
be tenacious
not give up
stop at nothing
be obstinate
hold steadfast
stand fast
be determined
be resolute
keep at it
not yield
work day and night

Antonyms


be irresolute
waver
vacillate
shilly-shally
falter
quit
give up
surrender
stop
cease
end
leave off

SURVIVE


Synonyms


survive
keep alive
continue to live
subsist
last
hold out
live on
persist
endure
prevail
continue
abide
be extant
exist

Antonyms


perish
disappear

APPEND


Synonyms


suspend
append
add
affix
attach
join
subjoin
tack on
supplement

Antonyms


remove
omit
leave out
subtract
take away
detach
disconnect
disengage
separate

LINGER


Synonyms


linger
last
persist in living
survive
die slowly
cling to life

DEPEND


Synonyms


depend
hinge
rest
be determined by
be contingent upon
be dependent on
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