Phrasal Verbs List - h

• 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

  (inseparable) 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)
  Max hiked up his pants when he crossed the flooded street.

• hike up

  (separable) to suddenly raise an 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 difficulty holding back my laughter.

• hold down

  (separable) to keep a job
  Mary has never been able to hold down a job.

• hold on

  (inseparable) to wait
  Hold on a moment. I need to tie my shoes.

• hold up

  (separable) to rob using a gun or weapon
  Max held up a bank to get money to buy Mary a ring.

• hold up

  (separable) to delay or obstruct
  The traffic jam held us up for three hours.

• 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

  (inseparable) to do faster
  Hurry up. We are running late.

• hush up

  (inseparable) 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.