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

Then the next moment his arms are slumped, his head is hung and he is slowly plodding — clearly sad to be leaving the fun behind.

From TechCrunch

In 2010, no party won a clear majority in the United Kingdom, resulting in a hung Parliament.

From Washington Post

Murrill denied that, and Michel said there were other reasons, such as avoiding hung juries, that have been advanced as a reason for nonunanimous convictions.

From Washington Post

Davies Wykes says old-fashioned double-hung windows are a good way to generate this kind of breeze.

From Science News For Students

Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.

From The Daily Beast

The marchers began to stream out of the park, where they walked West on 110th and then hung a right on 7th Avenue.

From The Daily Beast

Somebody had hung an American flag and people of the neighborhood had placed bouquets and candles.

From The Daily Beast

The larger meaning of what he was saying hung in the air for a split-second.

From The Daily Beast

Det. 2: (slamming his hand on the table and yelling) You hung her!

From The Daily Beast

About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.

From Project Gutenberg

He scratched his head in vexation, sat down, and as he did so, saw that his coat hung also upon the chair.

From Project Gutenberg

The small grain crops had been burned to a crisp, and disaster hung over the land.

From Project Gutenberg

He stood before the glass hung above the wash bench and 369 smoothed his hair.

From Project Gutenberg

He reached up for her big, rough straw hat that hung on a peg outside the door, and put it on her head.

From Project Gutenberg