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, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hung

hanged hung (see usage note at hang)

Words nearby hung

hundredfold, hundreds and thousands, hundredth, hundredweight, huneker, hung, hung hsiu-ch'uan, hung jury, hung up, hung-up, hung-wu

Example sentences from the Web for well-hung

British Dictionary definitions for well-hung (1 of 2)

well-hung

adjective (well hung when postpositive)

(of game) hung for a sufficient length of time
slang (of a man) having large genitals

British Dictionary definitions for well-hung (2 of 2)

hung
/ (hʌŋ) /

verb

the usual past tense and past participle of hang

adjective

  1. (of a legislative assembly) not having a party with a working majoritya hung parliament
  2. unable to reach a decisiona hung jury
  3. (of a situation) unable to be resolved
hung over informal suffering from the effects of a hangover
hung up slang
  1. impeded by some difficulty or delay
  2. 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