Hang about and Moil
Opposite meaning terms
Hang about
Hang about verb - To spend time doing nothing.
Usage example: a London slum where lots of unemployed young men could be seen hanging about
Moil is an antonym for hang about.
Moil
Moil verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth
Hang about is an antonym for moil. (British)
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