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What does hang out mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hang out? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To spend time doing nothing in particular.
  2. (dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.
  3. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see hang,‎ out.
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A true bromance happens between men who know themselves, who are over their issues, and just want to hang out with other intelligent and open men.
There were times when I would fly out to L.A. and see him, or whenever he'd be in Philadelphia, we'd hang out.
I'd actually always thought she was way cooler than him, and was keen to hang out.
We would also help to hang out the washing on the clothes line and then lift it with a wooden prop.
I find my grandkid waiting for me in the library, a safe place to hang out, where the librarians know him, and me.
Myra had learned to only hang out the washing if the wind was blowing from the direction of the common.

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