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hung1

verb (1)adjective (1)

Hung.2

abbreviation for (2)

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[ huhng ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of hang.

adjective

1. Slang: Usually Vulgar.
   1. (used to describe the size of a man's penis in expressions such as hung like a horse , hung like a bull , and hung like a field mouse. )
   2. (of a man) having a large penis; well-hung:

      That guy is hung!

Hung.

2

abbreviation for

1. Hungarian. Also Hung
2. Hungary.

Hung.

1

abbreviation for

1. Hungarian
2. Hungary

hung

2

/ hʌŋ /

verb

1. the usual past tense and past participle of hang

adjective

1. 1. (of a legislative assembly) not having a party with a working majority

      a hung parliament

   2. unable to reach a decision

      a hung jury

   3. (of a situation) unable to be resolved
2. hung over informal. suffering from the effects of a hangover
3. hung up slang.
   1. impeded by some difficulty or delay
   2. 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

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Usage Note

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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 hangedDiscover More

Other Words From

• un·hung adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hung1

First recorded in 1635–45, for the adjectiveDiscover More

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. hung up on, Slang.
   1. obsessed by:

      a clerk hung up on petty details.

   2. infatuated with.
2. hung up, Slang.
   1. detained unavoidably:

      They were hung up in bad traffic and missed their flight.

   2. stymied or baffled by a problem.
   3. hung-up.
   4. Baseball, Softball. (of a base runner) trapped between bases and in danger of being tagged out.
3. hung over. hungover.

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Example Sentences

In the rivalry’s last game in Allegiant Stadium, the Raiders hung 63 points on the Chargers.

From Los Angeles Times

"I hung up the phone, and that was the last time I ever spoke with him," Jack recalled.

From BBC

He had a portrait of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. hung in a hall at the Capitol in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times

Dakota said she is especially scared for her fellow trans Americans in red states, but doesn’t want to be hung up on feeling down — because there’s too much else to life.

From Los Angeles Times

Cypress Hill hung out in the green room.

From Los Angeles Times

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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