ALL meanings of hang up
hang up
H h - 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
- verb with object hang up to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a pendulum. 1
- verb with object hang up to place in position or fasten so as to allow easy or ready movement. 1
- verb with object hang up to put to death by suspending by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, yardarm, or the like. 1
- verb with object hang up to suspend (oneself) by the neck until dead: He hanged himself from a beam in the attic. 1
- verb with object hang up to fasten to a cross; crucify. 1
- verb with object hang up to furnish or decorate with something suspended: to hang a room with pictures. 1
- verb with object hang up to fasten into position; fix at a proper angle: to hang a scythe. 1
- verb with object hang up to fasten or attach (wallpaper, pictures, etc.) to a wall: to hang pictures in a room. 1
- verb with object hang up to suspend (something) in front of anything: to hang curtains on a window. 1
- verb with object hang up Fine Arts. to exhibit (a painting or group of paintings): The gallery hung his paintings in a small corner. to put the paintings of (an art exhibition) on the wall of a gallery: They hung the show that morning. 1
- verb with object hang up to attach or annex as an addition: to hang a rider on a bill. 1
- verb with object hang up to attach (a door or the like) to its frame by means of hinges. 1
- verb with object hang up to make (an idea, form, etc.) dependent on a situation, structure, concept, or the like, usually derived from another source: He hung the meaning of his puns on the current political scene. 1
- verb with object hang up (of a juror) to keep (a jury) from rendering a verdict by refusing to agree with the others. 1
- verb with object hang up Informal. to cause (a nickname, epithet, etc.) to become associated with a person: Friends hung that nickname on him. 1
- verb with object hang up Slang. to hit with (a fist, blow, punch, etc.): He hung a left on his opponent's jaw. 1
- verb with object hang up Baseball. to throw (a pitch) so that it fails to break, as a curve. 1
- verb with object hang up Nautical. to steady (a boat) in one place against a wind or current by thrusting a pole or the like into the bottom under the boat and allowing the wind or current to push the boat side-on against the pole. 1
- verb with object hang up (used in mild curses and emphatic expressions, often as a euphemism for damn): I'll be hanged if I do. Hang it all! 1
- verb without object hang up to be suspended; dangle. 1
- verb without object hang up to swing freely, as on a hinge. 1
- verb without object hang up to incline downward, jut out, or lean over or forward: The tree hung over the edge of the lake. 1
- verb without object hang up to be suspended by the neck, as from a gallows, and suffer death in this way. 1
- verb without object hang up to be crucified. 1
- verb without object hang up to be conditioned or contingent; be dependent: His future hangs on the outcome of their discussion. 1
- verb without object hang up to be doubtful or undecided; waver or hesitate: He hung between staying and going. 1
- verb without object hang up to remain unfinished or undecided; be delayed: Let that matter hang until our next meeting. 1
- verb without object hang up to linger, remain, or persist: He hung by her side, unwilling to leave. 1
- verb without object hang up to float or hover in the air: Fog hung over the city. 1
- verb without object hang up to be oppressive, burdensome, or tedious: guilt that hangs on one's conscience. 1
- verb without object hang up to remain in attention or consideration (often followed by on or upon): They hung on his every word. 1
- verb without object hang up to fit or drape in graceful lines: That coat hangs well in back. 1
- verb without object hang up Fine Arts. to be exhibited: His works hang in most major museums. to have one's works on display: Rembrandt hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1
- verb without object hang up Informal. to hang out. 1
- idioms hang up hang a left / right, Slang. to make a left (or right) turn, as while driving an automobile: Hang a right at the next corner. 1
- idioms hang up hang five, to ride a surfboard with the weight of the body forward and the toes of the forward foot curled over the front edge of the surfboard. 1
- idioms hang up hang in the balance, to be in a precarious state or condition: The wounded man's life hung in the balance. 1
- idioms hang up hang it up, Informal. to quit, resign, give up, etc.: The chief engineer is hanging it up after 40 years with the company. 1
- idioms hang up hang loose, Slang. to remain relaxed or calm: Try to hang loose and don't let it bother you. 1
- idioms hang up hang one on, Slang. to hit: He hung one on the bully and knocked him down. to become extremely drunk: Every payday he hangs one on. 1
- idioms hang up hang one's head. head (def 66). 1
- idioms hang up hang ten, to ride a surfboard with the weight of the body as far forward as possible and the toes of both feet curled over the front edge of the surfboard. 1
- idioms hang up hang together, to be loyal to one another; remain united: “We must indeed all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”. to cohere: This pancake batter doesn't hang together. to be logical or consistent: His version of the story does not hang together. 1
- idioms hang up hang tough, Slang. to remain unyielding, stubborn, or inflexible: He's hanging tough and won't change his mind. 1