GET THE HANG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does get the hang mean? 

• GET THE HANG (verb)
  The verb GET THE HANG has 1 sense:

1. be or become completely proficient or skilled in

  Familiarity information: GET THE HANG used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GET THE HANG (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be or become completely proficient or skilled in

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

get the hang; master

Context example:

She mastered Japanese in less than two years

Hypernyms (to "get the hang" is one way to...):

know (know how to do or perform something)

"Get the hang" entails doing...:

acquire; larn; learn (gain knowledge or skills)

drill; exercise; practice; practise (learn by repetition)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

He had never seen anything that he couldn't get the hang of when he wanted to and it was about time for him to want to learn to talk the things that were inside of him so that she could understand.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)