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Definition of "hung" []

  • Past tense and a past participle of hang. See Usage Note at hang. (verb)
  • Vulgar Slang Having large genitals. Used of males. (adjective)
  • Slang Anxious; nervous. (adjective)
  • Slang Overly involved or preoccupied; hung up. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hung" in a sentence
  • "Suppose Frank hung round and _hung_ around, the way he did often, and the sun got higher and the cream got too warm, and she'd have to put in ice, and go down cellar with it, and fuss over it all the rest of the day?"
  • "“Cielo Drive,” he repeated, and the name hung between us like a talisman."
  • "The name hung redly in the river before slowly dissolving."