hung

Meanings

• Verb

  1. Past tense and past participle of the verb hang.

  - "The picture was hung on the wall."
  - "After the dinner, we hung our coats on the hooks."

• Adjective

  2. (slang) Hanged, dead.

  - "The body was hung from the tree."
  - "The old building was a hung relic of the past."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈhʌŋ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

put up , gallows , swing , take a ride to Tyburn , dangle , suspended , suspend , freeze , lock up , freeze , lock up , bedeck , deck , decorate , lynch , string up , exhibit , show , float , hover , drop , lower , hang about , hang around , loiter , hook , hook up , hang up

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hung
tung , sung , rung , stung , hunger

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. hong (Chinese) : Red
   

2. hunger () : A strong desire or craving for food, caused by lack of it.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of hung that leads to same result
hang , hung , Hung , hang fire , hang her hat , hang her hat on , hang his hat , hang his hat on , hang it up , hang its hat , hang its hat on , hang loose , hang my hat , hang my hat on , hang one on , hang one's hat , hang one's hat on , hang our hat , hang our hat on , hang our hats , hang our hats on , hang out to dry , hang ten , hang their hat , hang their hat on , hang their hats , hang their hats on , hang tough , hang your hat , hang your hat on , hangable , hanged , hanged ten , hanging , hanging fire , hanging her hat , hanging her hat on , hanging his hat , hanging his hat on , hanging it up , hanging its hat , hanging its hat on , hanging loose , hanging my hat , hanging my hat on , hanging one on , hanging one's hat , hanging one's hat on , hanging our hat , hanging our hat on , hanging our hats , hanging our hats on , hanging out to dry , hanging ten , hanging their hat , hanging their hat on , hanging their hats , hanging their hats on , hanging tough , hanging your hat , hanging your hat on , hangs , hangs fire , hangs her hat , hangs her hat on , hangs his hat , hangs his hat on , hangs it up , hangs its hat , hangs its hat on , hangs loose , hangs one on , hangs one's hat , hangs one's hat on , hangs out to dry , hangs ten , hangs tough , hung fire , hung her hat , hung her hat on , hung his hat , hung his hat on , hung it up , hung its hat , hung its hat on , hung loose , hung my hat , hung my hat on , hung one on , hung one's hat , hung one's hat on , hung our hat , hung our hat on , hung our hats , hung our hats on , hung out to dry , hung ten , hung their hat , hung their hat on , hung their hats , hung their hats on , hung tough , hung your hat , hung your hat on , hung up , Chu Yüan-chang , Hongwu , Hung-wu , Zhu Yuanzhang , hung jury , hung parliament , double-hung , well-hung

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Forms

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hunger, hanged, hanging

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Etymology

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Old English hangian, from hangan, to hang.

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Trivia

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1. The longest recorded hanging took place in Tyrol, Austria, in 1659, where a man named Jakob Schilling remained alive for 28 hours after being hanged.

2. The word 'hangover' comes from the old English term 'hanggefaweorre', meaning 'hanging grief'.

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Related Concepts

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1. hangman: A person who executes criminals by hanging them.

2. hanging chad: A dangling, uncounted punch card in a voting booth, which can cause controversy in election results.

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Culture

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In literature, 'hung' has been used metaphorically to describe a sense of anticipation or suspense, as in the title of Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Pit and the Pendulum'.

How to Memorize "hung"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the action of hanging, such as hanging a picture on a wall or hanging clothes on a line.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'hung' with the image of a clock that is hanging on a wall.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic such as 'Hang Up New Garments Everyday' to remember the past tense form of the verb 'hang'.

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