- straphanging
- strap|hang|ing [ `stræp,hæŋıŋ ] noun uncount INFORMALstanding on a crowded bus or train
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
straphanging
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straphanging — UK [ˈstræpˌhæŋɪŋ] US noun [uncountable] informal standing on a crowded bus or train Thesaurus: rail passengers and rail travelhyponym … Useful english dictionary
straphanging — v. travel as a straphanger on a bus or subway … English contemporary dictionary
straphanging — noun (U) BrE informal supporting yourself while standing in a moving bus, train etc by holding onto a strap that hangs from the roof straphanger noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
straphanging — UK [ˈstræpˌhæŋɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] informal standing on a crowded bus or train … English dictionary
straphang — /ˈstræphæŋ/ (say straphang) verb (i) (straphung or straphanged, straphanging) Colloquial to travel on a bus, train, tram, etc. while holding on to a strap attached to the roof. –straphanging, noun …
