hung up

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Word Origin & History

a fusion of Old English hon "suspend" (transitive, class VII strong verb; past tense heng, past participle hangen), and Old English hangian (weak, intransitive, past tense hangode) "be suspended;" also probably influenced by Old Norse hengja "suspend," and hanga "be suspended." All from Proto-Germanic *khang- (cf. Old Frisian hangia, Dutch hangen, German hängen), from PIE *kank- "to hang" (cf. Gothic hahan, Hittite gang- "to hang," Sanskrit sankate "wavers," Latin cunctari "to delay;" see also second element in Stonehenge). As a method of execution, in late Old English (but originally specifically of crucifixion).

Hung emerged as past participle 16c. in northern England dialect, and hanged endured only in legal language (which tends to be conservative) and metaphors extended from it (I'll be hanged). Teen slang sense of "spend time" first recorded 1951; hang around "idle, loiter" is from 1830, and hang out (v.) is from 1811. Hang fire (1781) was originally used of guns that were slow in communicating the fire through the vent to the charge. To let it all hang out "be relaxed and uninhibited" is from 1967.

Example Sentences for hung up

He had hung up his buck at the camp and was cutting strips from it for his supper.

When the fatal number was read out, he thanked her and hung up.

The thin part of tongues, when hung up to dry, grates like hung beef, and also makes a fine addition to the flavour of omlets.

Just as Bentley hung up the receiver the extra was being cried.

"I've had them hung up ever since I lit the fire this morning," said the girl, tossing her head.

She hung up the receiver abruptly and went to making memoranda.

He hung up the receiver of the televisor and clicked off the switch.

If she was an accident ward she'd be hung up at the eight-thousand-foot level.

Please wire one thousand dollars to Bridgeport, where I am hung up.

Half a dozen lanterns were lighted and hung up from the beams.

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bewitched

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apprehensive