hang out one's shingle
To give public notice of the opening of an office, especially a doctor's or lawyer's office, by putting up a small signboard.
The young doctor hung out his shingle and soon had a large practice.
hang out
To spend your time idly or lounging about.
The teacher complained that Joe was hanging out in poolrooms instead of doing his homework.
To live; reside.
Two policemen stopped the stranger and asked him where he hung out.
To reach out farther than the part below.
The branches of the trees hung out over the road.
The upper floor of that house hangs out above the first.
hang over one's head
To be a danger or threat to you. An overused phrase.
Over Jimmy's head hung the teacher's suspicion that Jimmy had cheated in the final examination.
Death hangs over a bullfighter's head every time he performs.
hang over
To be going to happen to; threaten.
Great trouble hangs over the little town because its only factory has closed down.
To remain to be finished or settled.
The committee took up the business that hung over from its last meeting.
hang ten
To be an outstanding performer on a surfboard or on a skateboard (referring to the user's ten toes).
I bet I am going to be able to hang ten if you let me practice on your skateboard.
To be a survivor despite great odds.
Don't worry about Jack, he can hang ten anywhere!
hang together
To stay united; help and defend one another.
The club members always hung together when one of them was in trouble.
I suggest that the company dock everyone’s wage 10%. That way we hang together rather than hanging separate.
To form a satisfactory whole; fit together.
Jack's story of why he was absent from school seems to hang together.
hang up
To place on a hook, peg, or hanger.
When the children come to school, they hang up their coats in the cloakroom.
Would you like me to hang up your coat for you in the closet?
To place a telephone receiver back on its hook and break the connection.
Carol's mother told her she had talked long enough on the phone and made her hang up.
The operator told me to hang the phone up and call the number again.
To put a phone receiver back on its hook while the other person is still talking. Used with on.
I said something that made Joe angry, and he hung up on me.
To cause to be stuck or held so as to be immovable. Usually used in the passive.
Ann's car was hung up in a snowdrift and she had to call a garageman to get it out.
To stick or get held so as to be immovable.
A big passenger ship hung up on a sandbar for several hours.
To cause a wait; delay.
Rehearsals for the school play were hung up by the illness of some of the actors.
To set (a record.)
Bob hung up a school record for long distance swimming.
hang-up
A delay in some process. Stress on hang.
The mail has been late for several days; there must be some hang-up with the trucks somewhere.
A neurotic reaction to some life situation probably stemming from a traumatic shock which has gone unconscious.
Doctor Simpson believes that Suzie's frigidity is due to some hang-up about men.