- HAND IN
- (separable) to turn in or give work you have done
Max was embarrassed about handing in his homework late.
- HAND OUT
- (separable) to distribute
Lee Harvey often handed out leaflets on the street corner.
- HANG AROUND
- (intransitive) to spend time
Max likes to hang around with his friends at the local bar.
- HANG UP
- (separable) to place something on something (usually a hook or hanger) so that it doesn't touch the ground; to terminate a phone call
Max gets irritated with Mary for not hanging up her clothes after she does the laundry.
- HIKE UP
- (separable) to pull up or raise (usually clothing)
When he crossed the flooded street, Max hiked up his pants, so they wouldn't get wet.
- HIKE UP
- (separable) to suddenly raise in amount
Every summer oil companies hike up gas prices. Once Boxmart has
destroyed all of its competition in a certain area, they hike up their
prices.
- HOLD BACK
- (separable) to restrain
When I saw Max's new haircut, I had a hard time holding back my laughter.
- HOLD DOWN
- (separable) to keep a job
Mary has never been able to hold down a job.
- HOLD ON
- (intransitive) to wait
Hold on a moment. I need to tie my shoe.
- HUNT DOWN
- (separable) to pursue to find or capture someone or something
Max hunted the waitress down, so that he could order dinner.
- HURRY UP
- (intransitive) to do faster
Hurry up. We are running late.
- HUSH UP
- (intransitive) to become quiet
After the teacher screamed at the top of her lungs, the children hushed up.
- HUSH UP
- (separable) to make someone become quiet
The teacher hushed up the kids.