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

Allegations of misconduct have hung over the legislator from the Florida Panhandle for years, thanks in part to his association with convicted sex trafficker Joel Greenberg.

From Salon

Sam Darnold throwing three interceptions did not help, but Jags quarterback Mac Jones, standing in for the injured Trevor Lawrence, also made errors as the Vikings hung on.

From BBC

Add to that, the burden of being a senior Royal and a future King which has hung heavily over Prince William.

From BBC

However, they hung in there to the end in all five despite a litany of miscues.

From Los Angeles Times

On that day in 2008, I took out a rainbow flag I had bought and hung it from the roof out front.

From Los Angeles Times