expect vs hang on

expect and hang on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expect	No	No	Yes	No
hang on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hang on is a hyponym of expect; that is, hang on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expect:

Other hyponyms of expect include expect, look forward, look to, hold on, hold the line, anticipate, look for, look to.

expect (verb)	hang on (verb)
be pregnant with	be persistent, refuse to stop
look forward to the birth of a child	hold the phone line open
regard something as probable or likely	fix to; attach
look forward to the probable occurrence of
consider reasonable or due
consider obligatory; request and expect