hang on
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
fix to; attach
append a charm to the necklace
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- appendage derivation
Sense 2 verb
be persistent, refuse to stop
he persisted to call me every night
Types & categories
- preserve hypernym
- obstinate hyponym
- ask for it hyponym
- plug hyponym
- stick with hyponym
Related & opposite
- perseverance derivation
- perseverance derivation
- perseveration derivation
- persistent derivation
Sense 3 verb
hold the phone line open
Please hang on while I get your folder
Types & categories
- await hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | appendage |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | subjoin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | perseverance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | perseverance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | perseveration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | persistent |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | preserve |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstinate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ask for it |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | plug |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stick with |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | telephony |
| 3 | entails | Related & opposite | phone |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | await |