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 Words From

• 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 family hung on in their house as long as they could, but with explosions all around, shops closed and roads cut off one by one, they finally bowed to the inevitable.

From BBC

As a child, Cher hung out with the children of Dean Martin, who were friends with a neighbor family across the street from Cher's home.

From Salon

Balloons and banners were hung outside her bedroom door in the morning, followed by the presentation of a candlelit chocolate cake in the evening.

From BBC

Just months into Dr. Sasse’s tenure, though, the school fell to No. 6, prompting the removal of the No. 5 banners that had hung from lampposts throughout campus.

From New York Times

He claimed that she instead said she would “ask someone else” and hung up on him.

From Los Angeles Times