hang around/round

hang around/round
1 they spent their time hanging around in bars: LOITER, linger, wait around, waste time, kill time, mark time, while away the/one's time, kick/cool one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs; frequent, be a regular visitor to, haunt; informal hang out in.
2 hang about, what's this?: See hang on sense 4.
3 she's hanging around with a bunch of hippies: ASSOCIATE, mix, keep company, socialize, fraternize, consort, rub shoulders; N. Amer. rub elbows; informal hang out, run around, knock about/around, be thick, hobnob.
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  • hang around ( … ) — ˌhang aˈround (…) derived (informal) to wait or stay near a place, not doing very much • You hang around here in case he comes, and I ll go on ahead. Main entry: ↑hangderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang around with somebody — ˌhang aˈround with sb derived (informal) to spend a lot of time with sb Main entry: ↑hangderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang around — verb be about (Freq. 7) The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square Who is this man that is hanging around the department? • Syn: ↑loiter, ↑lounge, ↑footle, ↑lollygag, ↑loaf, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang around — (in BRIT, also use hang about, hang round) 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hang around, hang about, or hang round, you stay in the same place doing nothing, usually because you are waiting for something or someone. [INFORMAL] [V P ing] He got sick of… …   English dictionary

  • ˌhang aˈround — phrasal verb informal to spend time in a place waiting or doing nothing I hung around outside, waiting for the others.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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  • hang\ round — • hang around • hang round v informal 1. To pass time or stay near without any real purpose or aim; loaf near or in. The principal warned the students not to hang around the corner drugstore after school. Compare: hang out(1) 2. To spend time or… …   Словарь американских идиом

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