hang something out

hang something out
ˌhang sthˈout derived
(especially BrE) to attach things that you have washed to a piece of thin rope or wire, etc. outside so that they can dry; to attach sth such as a flag outside a window or in the street

Have you hung the washing out?

They hung out banners that said‘Stop the war!’

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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