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- [huhng]
- /hʌŋ/
- /hʌŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhng]
- /hʌŋ/
Definitions of hung word
- 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
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Origin of hung
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; fusion of 3 verbs: (1) Middle English, Old English hōn to hang (transitive), cognate with Gothic hāhan, orig. *haghan; (2) Middle English hang(i)en, Old English hangian to hang (intransitive), cognate with German hangen; (3) Middle English henge < Old Norse hengja (transitive), cognate with German hängen to hang
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Parts of speech for Hung
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hung 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".
hung usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for hung
verb hung
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- disregarded — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- forgot — a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
- removed — remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.
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