hang on

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verb

1. fix to;
attach (Freq. 4)
- append a charm to the necklace
• Syn:
append, tag on, tack on, tack
• Derivationally related forms:
appendage (for: append)
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Hyponyms:
subjoin
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
2. be persistent, refuse to stop (Freq. 3)
- he persisted to call me every night
- The child persisted and kept asking questions
• Syn:
persevere, persist, hang in, hold on
• Derivationally related forms:
persistent (for: persist), persistency (for: persist), persistence (for: persist), perseveration (for: persevere), perseverance (for: persevere)
• Hypernyms:
continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
• Hyponyms:
obstinate, ask for it, ask for trouble, plug, plug away,
stick to, stick with, follow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE (for: persist)
3. hold the phone line open
- Please hang on while I get your folder
• Syn:
hold the line, hold on
• Topics:
telephone, telephony
• Hypernyms:
expect, look, await, wait
• Entailment:
call, telephone, call up, phone, ring
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s