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hung

[ huhng ]

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of hang.

adjective

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.

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Hungarian. Also Hung
Hungary.

Hung.

abbreviation for

Hungarian
Hungary

hung

/ ��ʌŋ /

verb

the usual past tense and past participle of hang

adjective

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
hung over informal.
suffering from the effects of a hangover
hung up slang.
1. impeded by some difficulty or delay
2. in a state of confusion; emotionally disturbed
hung up on slang.
obsessively or exclusively interested in
he's hung up on modern art these days

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Usage Note

See hang.

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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 hanged

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Other Word Forms

�ܲ�·��ܲԲ� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hung¹

First recorded in 1635–45, for the adjective

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

hung up on, Slang.
1. obsessed by:
  a clerk hung up on petty details.
2. infatuated with.
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.
hung over. hungover.

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Example Sentences

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Last time we went we got some Thai food from a truck and hung out for a bit.

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An investigation by the watchdog said a call handler rang back the mobile number after the caller hung up.

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When asked, Farage refused to rule out any kind of post-electoral pact with the Conservatives in the event of a hung parliament.

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His dad’s artwork hung between Aparicio’s colossal rubber castings dangling from the ceiling, embodying residual markings.

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Across the country - where it is not uncommon for the smallest village to have a patron saint - church bells tolled and portraits of Pope Francis were hung inside churches as the faithful mourned.

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