cliff-hang

cliff-hang
intransitive verb Etymology: back-formation from cliff-hanger Date: 1946 to await the outcome of a suspenseful situation

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  • 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

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  • 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 — /klif hang /, v.i., cliff hung, cliff hanging. Informal. to wait eagerly for the outcome of a suspenseful situation or contest. Also, cliffhang. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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