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Meaning of "hang loose" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES HANG LOOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hang loose

Shaka sign

The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose", is a gesture often associated with Hawaii and surf culture. It consists of extending the thumb and smallest finger while holding the three middle fingers curled, and gesturing in salutation while presenting the front or back of the hand; the hand may be rotated back and forth for emphasis. The shaka sign was adopted from local Hawaiian culture by visiting surfers in the 1960s, and its use has spread around the world.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANG LOOSE

hang
hang about
hang back
hang behind
hang fire
hang in
hang on
hang out
Hang Seng Index
hang time
hang together
hang tough
hang up
hang with
hang-glider
hang-gliding
hang-out
hang-up
hangability
hangable

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANG LOOSE

caboose
Canada goose
choose
cut loose
footloose
golden goose
goose
have a screw loose
have a slate loose
let loose
loose
mongoose
moose
Mother Goose
noose
on the loose
pick and choose
play fast and loose
the loose
unloose

Synonyms and antonyms of hang loose in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hang loose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANG LOOSE

Find out the translation of hang loose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hang loose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hang loose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挂松
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la caída suelta
570 millions of speakers

English

hang loose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढीला लटका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شنق فضفاضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

провисать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hang loose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাঁকা রাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggantung longgar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hang loose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緩いハング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느슨한 중단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyandhang ngeculake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

treo lỏng lẻo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தளர்வான தொங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढिले ढकलणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gevşekçe asmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appendere sciolto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hang loose
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

провисати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atârne
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρέμονται χαλαρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hang los
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hänga lös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

henge løs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hang loose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANG LOOSE»

The term «hang loose» is regularly used and occupies the 85.758 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANG LOOSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hang loose

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANG LOOSE»

Discover the use of hang loose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hang loose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hang Loose
A series of practical jokes takes a deadly turn on Mattie Sullivan's seventeenth birthday when she finds a corpse in the lighthouse on St. Simon's Island and later receives a life-threatening note. Original.
Linda Cargill, 1996
2
Hang Loose, Mother Goose!: The Ultimate Nursery Rhyme ...
Provides activity programs for preschoolers based on nursery rhymes
Dayle M. Timmons, 1997
3
Hang Loose
HANG LOOSE is a fast moving, action packed novel about three friends who like to party, but they are going broke.
Vance Motley, 2005
4
Management of Strabismus and Amblyopia: A Practical Guide
Table 16-3 records the result of the hang-loose recession of the rectus muscles. These results were obtained on muscles that had not been treated surgically before and from which the check ligaments had been carefully dissected.6 Most of all ...
John A. Pratt-Johnson, Geraldine Tillson, 2001
5
Just Hang Loose: A View of the World Through the Eyes of ...
They both drape themselves on the climber in a wide variety of poses singing, Just Hang Loose over and over again.Anecdotes like this one, gleaned from over almost 20 years of being in preschool classrooms, fill this book.
Averil Merritt, 2010
6
The First 16 Secrets of Chi: Feng Shui for the Human Body
fter moving to Hawai'i, I changed the name of this exercise to “Hang Loose” from its original name, “Hands Loose." Whenever I said, “OK, we are going to do the Hands Loose exercise," people always said, “What? Hang Loose?” In the Islands  ...
Luk Chun Bond, 2002
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The Siren's Call
And ifI might make one suggestion, it would be that you guys just need to forget about everything and hang loose for a while.” Jack made the hang loose sign naturally, thumb and pinkie extended with the other fingers curved inward, touching ...
Matthew S. Urdan, 2012
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Wahab Alansari, 2005
9
Hang Loose
When laconic L.A. private eye Mike Faraday agrees to nightclub owner Jerry Verne's request to take over the investigation of a five-year-old gangland killing of a man called Dinelli, it seems a pointless exercise.
Basil Copper, 2004
10
Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang
74 hang it up 112 hang loose 135 Hang loose, dude 121 hang out 182 hangoversville 80 hang ten 120 hang tough 135 hang-up 87, 128, 135 hank 163 happening 112, 135, 163 Happens! 171 happify 43 happily 189 happinessville 80 happy ...
Tom Dalzell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANG LOOSE»

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Game on at Formula Kite World Championship 2015 >> Scuttlebutt …
... he placed second to Nocher in the KiteFoil GoldCup which was also hosted by Hang Loose Beach on the dramatic, wooded Calabrian coast. «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
2
Maxime Nocher confirms kite foil domination in Italy - SurferToday.com
Maxime Nocher has completely dominated the second stage of the KiteFoil GoldCup, in Hang Loose Beach, Gizzeria, Italy. The Monegasque ... «SurferToday, Jul 15»
3
'Wonderful tonight' at Istana, Sport News & Top Stories - The Straits …
After more than a year of focus and intensive preparation for the SEA Games, athletes and officials were finally able to hang loose, bask in the ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
4
Hang loose - SentinelSource.com: The Keene Sentinel Local News
Hang loose. Bill Gnade / Sentinel Staff | Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 8:00 am. An online service is needed to view this image in its entirety. You need an ... «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Rihanna flashes her toned tummy in a crop top as in NYC with …
But Rihanna looked to be letting her wild mane hang loose as she stepped out for an evening in New York on Saturday. The 27-year-old singer ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Maitland Ward wears nothing but green bodypaint as she strips …
The star let her auburn locks hang loose as she showed off her quirky outfit. Maitland had a challenge to remove all the paint afterwards, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Cartoon captions winner
Hang loose, bro!” Lisa Conley, Massillon. “I get a lot of great stations on my portable radio, but getting it back and forth to the beach is killing me. «Massillon Independent, Jul 15»
8
Alyssa's Chic, Convertible Shirt Dress
... or if you want something more fashion-forward, try wrapping it around your waist or tucking in the front while letting the back hang loose. «Fashionista, Jul 15»
9
Escape Honolulu for a taste of Old Hawaii
Junior Ah You displays the shaka, a Hawaiian gesture meaning, "hang loose," outside his restaurant in Kahuku, Hawaii. The Kamehameha ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
10
Union Corner is set to transform boarded up Union Street
... city centre to the rest of Plymouth - but now shops lay empty and billboards hang loose - working hard to change this are Stonehouse Action. «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

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