hung

fastened from above with no support from below; suspended: She hung up her clothes.

Not to be confused with:

hanged – executed by suspending by the neck: He was hanged at dawn.

hung

(hŭng)

Past tense and a past participle of hang. See Usage Note at hang.

adj.

1. Vulgar Slang Having large genitals. Used of a male.

2. Slang

a. Anxious; nervous.

b. Overly involved or preoccupied; hung up.

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hung

(hʌŋ)

(Phonetics & Phonology) the usual past tense and past participle of hang

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a. (of a legislative assembly) not having a party with a working majority: a hung parliament.

b. unable to reach a decision: a hung jury.

c. (of a situation) unable to be resolved

2. hung over hungover informal suffering from the effects of a hangover

3. hung up slang

a. impeded by some difficulty or delay

b. in a state of confusion; emotionally disturbed

4. hung up on slang obsessively or exclusively interested in: he's hung up on modern art these days.

Usage: For most senses of hang the past tense and past participle is hung: I hung the curtains; he had hung the new painting on the wall. However, when the meaning is 'to suspend or be suspended by the neck until dead', the past tense and past participle is hanged: the traitors were hanged; they had hanged him at dawn. This form is also used in the idiom I'll be hanged

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hung

(hʌŋ)

v.

1. pt. and past part. of hang.

adj.

2. Slang: Usu. Vulgar. (of a male) having large genitals.

Idioms:

1. hung over, suffering from a hangover.

2. hung up, Slang.

a. detained unavoidably.

b. stymied or baffled by a problem.

c. Also, hung-up. beset by psychological problems.

3. hung up on, Slang.

a. obsessed by: a clerk hung up on petty details.

b. infatuated with.

usage: See hang.

Hung.

1. Also, Hung Hungarian.

2. Hungary.

Translations

colgadovergón

gantung

pass. e p.p. di to hang

behengtopphengtvelutstyrt

dotado

pulos

hung

pret, ptp of hang

adj (inf: sexually) the way he’s hung → wie er ausgestattet ist (inf); to be hung like a mule → ein Riesengehänge haben (inf)

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hung

[hʌŋ]

1. pt, pp of hang

2. adj a hung jury → una giuria divisa (sul verdetto)

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hang

(hӕŋ) – past tense, past participle hung (haŋ) – verb

1. to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook. We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.

2. to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall. A door hangs by its hinges.

3. (past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop. Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.

4. (often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards. The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.

5. to bow (one's head). He hung his head in shame.

ˈhanger noun

(usually ˈcoat-hanger) a shaped metal, wooden or plastic frame with a hook on which jackets, dresses etc are hung up.

ˈhanging noun

the (act of) killing a criminal by hanging.

ˈhangings noun plural

curtains or material hung on walls for decoration.

ˈhangman noun

a man whose job it is to hang criminals.

ˈhangover noun

the unpleasant after effects of having had too much alcohol. He woke up with a hangover.

get the hang of

to learn or begin to understand how to do (something). It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.

hang about/around

1. to stand around, doing nothing. I don't like to see all these youths hanging about (street-corners).

2. to be close to (a person) frequently. I don't want you hanging around my daughter.

hang back

to hesitate or be unwilling. The soldiers all hung back when the sergeant asked for volunteers.

hang in the balance

to be in doubt. The success of this project is hanging in the balance.

hang on

1. to wait. Will you hang on a minute – I'm not quite ready.

2. (often with to) to hold. Hang on to that rope.

3. to keep; to retain. He likes to hang on to his money.

hang together

to agree or be consistent. His statements just do not hang together.

hang up

1. to hang (something) on something. Hang up your coat in the cupboard.

2. (often with on) to put the receiver back after a telephone conversation. I tried to talk to her, but she hung up (on me).

She hung the picture up.
The murderer was hanged.

hung

pret & pp de hang