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hang on ( informal ) to wait for a short time Hang on — I'm not ready.

hang on to someone or something to hold someone or something firmly Hang on to your purse.

hang out

( informal )

to spend a lot of time in a place, often not doing much On Saturdays I hang out with my friends at the mall. hang up to end a telephone call

hang • er / ' h^gsr /

( also coat hang • er / ' kout |h®gsr / ) noun [count]

a piece of metal, wood, or plastic with a hook. You use it for hanging clothes on.

hang glid .er hang glider

/ 'hseg glaidsr / noun ^^^^^^^^^^^^

and fly through the air 2 a person who does hang gliding ► hang glid • ing / ' h®g glaidig / noun [ noncount ] I'd love to try hang gliding.

hang • o • ver / ' hregouvsr / noun [ count ]

pain in your head and a sick feeling, which you get if you have drunk too much alcohol the night before

Ha • nuk•kah / ' hansks / noun [ noncount ]

( religion ) a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight days in December

hap . pen Ф / haepon / verb ( hap . pens , hap pen . ing , hap . pened )

to take place, usually without being planned first

How did the accident happen?

Did you hear what happened to me yesterday?

happen to do something

to do something by chance I happened to run into Tim yesterday.

hap .pi .ness Ф / ъжртээ/ noun

[noncount]

the feeling of being happy —ANTONYM unhappiness

hap . РУ © / haepi / adjective ( hap . pi . er , hap pi est )

feeling pleased or showing that you are pleased She looks very happy .

That was one of the happiest days of my life.

—ANTONYM unhappy , sad Word building

You are usually glad or pleased about a particular event or situation: I'm glad he's feeling better. ♦ I'm pleased to say that you passed your exam. You use happy to describe a state of mind: I always feel happy when the sun is shining. You also use happy before a noun: a happy child .

a word that you use to say that you hope someone will enjoy a special time

Happy New Year! Happy Birthday! Happy Holidays!

hap • pi • ly / ' hжpэli / adverb Everyone was smiling happily.

ha • rass / hэ ' rres ; ' hreres / verb ( ha . rass . es , ha . rass . ing , ha . rassed )

to bother or do unpleasant things to someone, especially over a period of time

His ex-wife wouldn't stop harassing him.

ha • rass • ment / hэ ' rжsmэnt ; ' hжrэsmэnt / noun [noncount]

She accused her boss of harassment.

har•bor / ' ha^r / noun [ count ]

a place where ships can stay safely in the water

hard 1 ©/ hard / adjective ( hard er , hard est)

1 not soft

These apples are very hard.

couldn't sleep because the bed was too hard.

—ANTONYM soft

difficult to do or understand The exam was very hard. hard work

—ANTONYM easy

full of problems He's had a hard life .

—ANTONYM easy

not kind or gentle

She is very hard on her children.

—ANTONYM soft

hard 2 © / hard / adverb ( hard er , hard es )

1 a lot

She works very hard. You need to try harder!

2 strongly It's raining hard. She hit him hard.

hard • back / ' hardbrek / [ count, noncount ] a book with a hard cover

I don't buy hardbacks — they're too expensive. Is this book available in hardback ?

— Look at paperback .

hard disk / ' hard disk / noun [ count ]

( computers ) a piece of hard plastic inside a computer that stores information and programs

hard • en / ' hardn / verb ( hard . ens , hard . en . ing , hard . ened )

to become hard

Wait for the cement to harden.

hard .ly © / hardli / adverb almost not; only just