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  • 31hang gliding — the sport of launching oneself from a cliff or a steep incline and soaring through the air by means of a hang glider. [1970 75] * * * Sport of flying in unpowered aircraft that are light enough to be carried by the pilot. Takeoff is usually… …

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  • 32hang back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hang back, you move or stay slightly behind a person or group, usually because you are nervous about something. [V P] I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… …

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  • 33Behind the Music (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Behind the Music Type = Album Artist = The Soundtrack of Our Lives Released = February, 2001 (Europe) September, 2002 (U.S.) 24 November 2003 (Aus) Recorded = Gothenburg, Sweden 2000/2001 Genre = Rock Length = 57:23 Label …

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  • 34behind bars —    When someone is behind bars, they are in prison.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    Someone who is behind bars is in prison.     If you hang around with that gang, you ll find yourself behind bars in     no time! …

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  • 35hang back — verb to lag or linger behind (Freq. 1) But in so many other areas we still are dragging • Syn: ↑drag, ↑trail, ↑get behind, ↑drop behind, ↑drop back • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 36hang back — remain behind. ↘show reluctance to act or move. → hang …

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  • 37hang back — intransitive verb Date: 1581 1. to drag behind others 2. to be reluctant …

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  • 38hang back — be reluctant to proceed, hesitate; drag or fall behind others who are proceeding …

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  • 39hang back — stay some distance behind or away, hesitate or be unwilling to do something He lacks self confidence and always hangs back when his boss asks for volunteers …

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  • 40History of hang gliding — Hang gliding is an air sport employing a foot launchable aircraft known as a hang glider. Typically, hang gliders are composed of an aluminium or composite framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness depending from the airframe, and… …

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