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to wait eagerly for the outcome of a suspenseful situation or contest.Also, cliffhang.[1935-40]
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cliff|hang|er — «KLIHF HANG uhr», noun, adjective. Slang. –n. a story, play, motion picture, or real situation that depends on unusually strong and sustained suspense for its dramatic interest: »... a script for a Hollywood cliffhanger (Newsweek). –adj.… … Useful english dictionary
cliff|hang — «KLIHF HANG», intransitive verb. ang. 1. to undergo the suspense of a cliffhanger: »He [Eugene O Neill] can put a character in a preposterous situation and still make the playgoer cliffhang over the outcome (Time). 2. to write or produce a… … Useful english dictionary
cliff|hang|ing — «KLIHF HANG ihng», adjective. Slang. suspenseful: »a cliffhanging contest … Useful english dictionary
cliff-hang — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb : to end an installment of a cliff hanger with a suspenseful usually melodramatic unresolved conflict designed to entice the audience to read or view the succeeding installment to discover the resolution of the… … Useful english dictionary
cliff-hang — intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from cliff hanger Date: 1946 to await the outcome of a suspenseful situation … New Collegiate Dictionary
cliff-hang·er — /ˈklıfˌhæŋɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a story, contest, or situation that is very exciting because what is going to happen next is not known The election was a real cliff hanger. No one knew who was going to win until the very end … Useful english dictionary
cliff-hanger — cliff′ hang er or cliff′hang er n. 1) a melodramatic adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense 2) a situation or contest of which the outcome is uncertain up to the very last moment • Etymology: 1935–40, amer. cliff′ hang ing,… … From formal English to slang
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hang on — {v.} 1. To hold on to something, usually tightly. * /Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to hang on until help came./ Syn.: HOLD ON(1). 2a. To continue doing something; persist. * /The grocer was losing money every day, but he hung on,… … Dictionary of American idioms
