hung up on

hung up on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhng uhp on, awn]
- /hʌŋ ʌp ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhng uhp on, awn]
- /hʌŋ ʌp ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of hung up on words

verb hung up on simple past tense and past participle of hang. 1
adjective hung up on Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals. 1
idioms hung up on hung over, Informal. suffering the effects of a hangover: On New Year's Day the houseguests were all hung over. Also, hungover. 1
idioms hung up on hung up, Informal. detained unavoidably. stymied or baffled by a problem. Baseball, Softball. (of a base runner) trapped between bases and in danger of being tagged out. 1
idioms hung up on hung up on, Slang. obsessed by: a clerk hung up on petty details. infatuated with. 1
noun hung up on See hang. 1

See all 9 definitions of hung up on

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Parts of speech for Hung up on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hung up on

hung up on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for hung up on

adj hung up on

discontented — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
crabbed — surly; irritable; perverse
defeated — having suffered defeat; beaten
cramped — A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.
discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.

verb hung up on

bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
found — simple past tense and past participle of find.
ground — the act of grinding.
hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
hang on — the way in which a thing hangs.

All 46 Synonyms of hung up on

Antonyms for hung up on

adj hung up on

fulfilled — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
stimulated — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
inspirited — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
uplifted — improved, as in mood or spirit.
disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.

All 7 Antonyms of hung up on

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