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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 , andhung like a field mouse. )
2. (of a man) having a large penis; well-hung.
  That guy is hung!

Hung.

abbreviation

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

Hung.

abbreviation

Hungarian
Hungary

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Usage

See hang.

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 51�Թ� Forms

unhung adjective

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51�Թ� 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,
1. obsessed by.
  a clerk hung up on petty details.
2. infatuated with.
hung over. hungover.
hung up,
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.

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Example Sentences

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Or they just get hung up on the idea “does this guy really think that we think that he’s a wizard?”

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An eerie quiet hung over the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday.

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So, she said, she detached the U.S. flag from its pole and hung it upside down — a symbol of distress.

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Since the crash, a foul, acrid smell has hung over the area as smoke billowed from the wreckage late into the night.

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He is acquitted on another charge while the jury was hung on a third.

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