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ALL meanings of hung

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  • noun Technical meaning of hung ["hung up"] Equivalent to wedged, but more common at Unix/C sites. Not generally used of people. Synonym with locked up, wedged; compare hosed. See also hang. A hung state is distinguished from crashed or down, where the program or system is also unusable but because it is not running rather than because it is waiting for something. However, the recovery from both situations is often the same. 1
  • verb hung simple past tense and past participle of hang. 1
  • adjective hung Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals. 1
  • idioms hung 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 hung 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 hung hang in the balance, to be in a precarious state or condition: The wounded man's life hung in the balance. 1
  • idioms hung 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 hung hang loose, Slang. to remain relaxed or calm: Try to hang loose and don't let it bother you. 1
  • idioms hung 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 hung hang one's head. head (def 66). 1
  • idioms hung 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 hung 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 hung hang tough, Slang. to remain unyielding, stubborn, or inflexible: He's hanging tough and won't change his mind. 1
  • idioms hung let it all hang out, Slang. to be completely candid in expressing one's feelings, opinions, etc.: She's never been one to let it all hang out. to act or live without restraint or inhibitions. 1
  • verb with object hung 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 hung to attach or suspend so as to allow free movement: to hang a pendulum. 1
  • verb with object hung to place in position or fasten so as to allow easy or ready movement. 1
  • verb with object hung to put to death by suspending by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, yardarm, or the like. 1
  • verb with object hung to suspend (oneself) by the neck until dead: He hanged himself from a beam in the attic. 1
  • verb with object hung to fasten to a cross; crucify. 1
  • verb with object hung to furnish or decorate with something suspended: to hang a room with pictures. 1
  • verb with object hung to fasten into position; fix at a proper angle: to hang a scythe. 1
  • verb with object hung to fasten or attach (wallpaper, pictures, etc.) to a wall: to hang pictures in a room. 1
  • verb with object hung to suspend (something) in front of anything: to hang curtains on a window. 1
  • verb with object hung 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 hung to attach or annex as an addition: to hang a rider on a bill. 1
  • verb with object hung to attach (a door or the like) to its frame by means of hinges. 1
  • verb with object hung 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 hung (of a juror) to keep (a jury) from rendering a verdict by refusing to agree with the others. 1
  • verb with object hung Informal. to cause (a nickname, epithet, etc.) to become associated with a person: Friends hung that nickname on him. 1
  • verb with object hung Slang. to hit with (a fist, blow, punch, etc.): He hung a left on his opponent's jaw. 1
  • verb with object hung Baseball. to throw (a pitch) so that it fails to break, as a curve. 1
  • verb with object hung 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 hung (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 hung to be suspended; dangle. 1
  • verb without object hung to swing freely, as on a hinge. 1
  • verb without object hung to incline downward, jut out, or lean over or forward: The tree hung over the edge of the lake. 1
  • verb without object hung to be suspended by the neck, as from a gallows, and suffer death in this way. 1
  • verb without object hung to be crucified. 1
  • verb without object hung to be conditioned or contingent; be dependent: His future hangs on the outcome of their discussion. 1
  • verb without object hung to be doubtful or undecided; waver or hesitate: He hung between staying and going. 1
  • verb without object hung to remain unfinished or undecided; be delayed: Let that matter hang until our next meeting. 1
  • verb without object hung to linger, remain, or persist: He hung by her side, unwilling to leave. 1
  • verb without object hung to float or hover in the air: Fog hung over the city. 1
  • verb without object hung to be oppressive, burdensome, or tedious: guilt that hangs on one's conscience. 1
  • verb without object hung to remain in attention or consideration (often followed by on or upon): They hung on his every word. 1
  • verb without object hung to fit or drape in graceful lines: That coat hangs well in back. 1
  • verb without object hung 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 hung Informal. to hang out. 1
  • noun hung the way in which a thing hangs. 1
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