"hang off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hangs off [present, singular, third-person], hanging off [participle, present], hung off [participle, past], hung off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hang<,,hung> off}} hang off (third-person singular simple present hangs off, present participle hanging off, simple past and past participle hung off)
  1. (informal) To hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-hang_off-en-verb-V62RMeFf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22
  2. (informal, obsolete) To be avoidant or disinterested. Tags: informal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-hang_off-en-verb-l-gDqeRR
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanging off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung off",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "78 22",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think we should 'hang off on that section until we have more data."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind."
      ],
      "id": "en-hang_off-en-verb-V62RMeFf",
      "links": [
        [
          "hold back",
          "hold back"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To be avoidant or disinterested."
      ],
      "id": "en-hang_off-en-verb-l-gDqeRR",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, obsolete) To be avoidant or disinterested."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hang off"
}
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    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"off\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hangs off",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanging off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hung off",
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        "past"
      ]
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think we should 'hang off on that section until we have more data."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hold back",
          "hold back"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To hold back; to resist moving forward with something despite pressure or intention to do so; to delay, wait or stay behind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be avoidant or disinterested."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, obsolete) To be avoidant or disinterested."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hang off"
}

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