Protrude downward, as in The dog's tongue was hanging out , or The branches hung out over the driveway . [c. 1400]

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Display a flag or sign of some kind, as in They hung out the flag on every holiday . [Mid-1500s]

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Reside, live, as in I've found a place downtown, and I'll be hanging out there beginning next week . [c. 1800]

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Spend one's free time in; also, loiter, pass time idly. For example, They hung out around the pool parlor , or They spent the evening just hanging out . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

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hang out with . Keep company with, appear in public with, as in She's hanging out with her ex-boyfriend again . [ Slang ; second half of 1900s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with hang out ; let it all hang out .

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