hung

¹

[ huhng ]

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

Usage Note

See hang.

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

Other Word Forms

• un·hung adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hung¹

First recorded in 1635–45, for the adjective

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.

Example Sentences

The director, whose kids also hung out on set, has known Ludwig and Serena since they met cute at a scoring session in 2008; he officiated their wedding 10 years later.

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He hung out with his family over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times

The city of Palm Springs recently hung banners proclaiming “Palm Springs ♥ Canada” to welcome and encourage visitors.

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Wearing overalls and work boots, Gemperle walked through her orchard with a clipboard under her arm, stopping to check traps hung in the trees to monitor for almond-eating insects.

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But in the end, she said she’s not really hung up on what the animals are called beyond their names, inspired by founders of Rome and the “Game of Thrones” show.

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