pendurar

Senses

1. 1.

   to hang (up)

   to suspend something from above, typically on a hook or hanger

2. 2.

   to hang up (the phone)

   to end a telephone call

3. 3.

   to leave unpaid, to put on tab

   informal: to defer payment or leave a debt outstanding

Examples

• "Vou pendurar o casaco no armário."

  I'm going to hang the coat in the closet.

• "Ela pendurou o telefone na minha cara!"

  She hung up the phone on me!

• "Ele pendurou a conta no bar e foi embora."

  He put the bar tab on hold and left.

Usage

Regular -ar verb. Common collocations: "pendurar roupa" (hang clothes to dry), "pendurar o telefone" (hang up), "pendurar a chuteira" (idiomatic: to retire, literally "hang up the cleats"). The informal sense of leaving something unpaid is colloquial.