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- [hang uhp]
- /hæŋ ʌp/
- /hæŋ ʌp/
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- [hang uhp]
- /hæŋ ʌp/
Definitions of hang up words
- noun hang up the way in which a thing hangs. 1
- noun hang up Informal. the precise manner of doing, using, etc., something; knack: to get the hang of a tool. 1
- noun hang up Informal. meaning or thought: to get the hang of a subject. 1
- noun hang up Nautical. loss of way due to adverse wind or current. a rake, as of a mast. 1
- noun hang up the least degree of care, concern, etc. (used in mild curses and emphatic expressions as a euphemism for damn): He doesn't give a hang about those things. 1
- verb with object hang up to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend. 1
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Origin of hang up
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; noun use of verb phrase hang up
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Parts of speech for Hang up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hang up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hang up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hang up
noun hang up
- inhibition — the act of inhibiting.
- predicament — an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
- dilemma — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- thing — (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
verb hang up
- cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
Antonyms for hang up
noun hang up
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- tranquility — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- solution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- boredom — Boredom is the state of being bored.
verb hang up
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- facilitate — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
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