Hang and Plug

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Hang

Hang verb - To place on an elevated point without support from below.
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Plug is an antonym for hang.
Nearby Words: hangup, hanging, hangout, hanger, hanged

Plug

Plug verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: plugged away at solving the math problem
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Hang is an antonym for plug.
Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard
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Common collocations

people hang people plug people
head hang head plug head
wire hang wire plug wire
movie hang movie plug movie
Other words: everyone, ourselves.

Both words in one sentence

  • Wax On, Wax Off Someone who desires to work in the lighting department in a theatre will often be apprenticed (officially or otherwise) to an experienced tech who sends the new guy off to hang heavy Fresnels and plug stuff in.
    Source: Wax On, Wax Off
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