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hang together

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1. Fig. [for something or a group of people] to hold together; to remain intact. I hope our bridge group hangs together until we are old and gray. I don't think that this car will hang together for another minute.

2. Fig. [for a story] to flow from element to element and make sense. This story simply does not hang together. Your novel hangs together quite nicely.

3. Fig. [for people] to spend time together. We hung together for a few hours and then went our separate ways. The boys hung together throughout the evening.

See also: hang, together

hang together

1. Stand united, stick together, as in We must all hang together and tell the same story. [c. 1400]

2. Cohere, constitute a consistent whole. For example, The plot lines in that movie don't hang together. [Mid-1500s]

See also: hang, together

hang together

v.

1. To stand united; stick together: Our band has managed to hang together for five years.

2. To constitute a coherent totality: The play had several plot lines that did not hang together.

3. To spend time together: My friends and I like to hang together at the mall.

See also: hang, together