hung

[ huhng ]

/ hʌŋ /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of hang.

adjective

Slang: Usually Vulgar.

(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.)
(of a man) having a large penis; well-hung: That guy is hung!

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Idioms about hung

hung over. See entry at hungover.

hung up, Slang.

detained unavoidably: They were hung up in bad traffic and missed their flight.
stymied or baffled by a problem.
See entry at hung-up.
Baseball, Softball. (of a base runner) trapped between bases and in danger of being tagged out.

hung up on, Slang.

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

usage note for hung

See hang.

OTHER WORDS FROM hung

un·hung, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hung

hanged, hung (see usage note at hang)

Other definitions for hung (2 of 2)

Hung.

abbreviation

Hungarian.Also Hung

Hungary.

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How to use hung in a sentence

Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.
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The marchers began to stream out of the park, where they walked West on 110th and then hung a right on 7th Avenue.
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Somebody had hung an American flag and people of the neighborhood had placed bouquets and candles.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The larger meaning of what he was saying hung in the air for a split-second.
The End of Truthiness: Stephen Colbert’s Sublime Finale|Noel Murray|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Det. 2: (slamming his hand on the table and yelling) You hung her!
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About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
He scratched his head in vexation, sat down, and as he did so, saw that his coat hung also upon the chair.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The small grain crops had been burned to a crisp, and disaster hung over the land.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He stood before the glass hung above the wash bench and 369 smoothed his hair.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
He reached up for her big, rough straw hat that hung on a peg outside the door, and put it on her head.
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British Dictionary definitions for hung (1 of 2)

hung

/ (hʌŋ) /

verb

the usual past tense and past participle of hang

adjective

(of a legislative assembly) not having a party with a working majoritya hung parliament
unable to reach a decisiona hung jury
(of a situation) unable to be resolved

hung over informal suffering from the effects of a hangover

hung up slang

impeded by some difficulty or delay
in a state of confusion; emotionally disturbed

hung up on slang obsessively or exclusively interested inhe's hung up on modern art these days

usage for hung

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

British Dictionary definitions for hung (2 of 2)

Hung.

abbreviation for

Hungarian

Hungary

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