hung
[ huhng ]
/ hʌŋ /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hang.
adjective
Slang: Vulgar.
(of a male) having very large genitals.
Idioms for hung
usage note for hung
See
hang.
OTHER WORDS FROM hung
un·hung, adjective well-hung, adjectiveWords nearby hung
Definition for hung (2 of 3)
Origin of hang
before 900; fusion of 3 verbs: (1) Middle English, Old English
hōn to hang (transitive), cognate with Gothic
hāhan, orig.
*haghan; (2) Middle English
hang(i)en, Old English
hangian to hang (intransitive), cognate with German
hangen; (3) Middle English
henge < Old Norse
hengja (transitive), cognate with German
hängen to hang
synonym study for hang
4.
Hang,
lynch have in common the meaning of “to put to death,” but lynching is not always by hanging.
Hang, in the sense of execute, is in accordance with a legal sentence, the method of execution being to suspend by the neck until dead. To
lynch, however, implies the summary putting to death, by any method, of someone charged with a flagrant offense (though guilt may not have been proved). Lynching is done by private persons, usually a mob, without legal authority.
26. depend, rely, rest, hinge.
usage note for hang
Hang has two forms for the past tense and past participle,
hanged and
hung. The historically older form
hanged is now used exclusively in the sense of causing or putting to death:
He was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead. In the sense of legal execution,
hung is also quite common and is standard in all types of speech and writing except in legal documents. When legal execution is not meant,
hung has become the more frequent form:
The prisoner hung himself in his cell.
OTHER WORDS FROM hang
Definition for hung (3 of 3)
Example sentences from the Web for hung
British Dictionary definitions for hung (1 of 3)
hung
/ (hʌŋ) /
verb
the usual past tense and past participle of hang
adjective
- (of a legislative assembly) not having a party with a working majoritya hung parliament
- unable to reach a decisiona hung jury
- (of a situation) unable to be resolved
hung over informal
suffering from the effects of a hangover
hung up slang
- impeded by some difficulty or delay
- in a state of confusion; emotionally disturbed
hung up on slang
obsessively or exclusively interested in
he's hung up on modern art these days
usage for hung
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
British Dictionary definitions for hung (2 of 3)
Hung.
abbreviation for
Hungarian
Hungary
British Dictionary definitions for hung (3 of 3)
hang
/ (hæŋ) /
verb hangs, hanging or hung (hʌŋ)
noun
See also
hang about,
hang back,
hang behind,
hang in,
hang on,
hang out,
hang together,
hang up,
hang with
Word Origin for hang
Old English
hangian; related to Old Norse
hanga, Old High German
hangēn