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Hang up phrase
(Hang up on someone, hang the phone up, hang up the phone) To put an end to a phone or telephone call either in the middle of a conversation or when the conversation is finished.
As soon as Mart had hung up the phone, she quickly left the office.
Why did you hang up on me?
(Of a machine) To come to a halt due to some technical problems.
Urgh! The fucking machine hung up again.
The machine hung up in the middle of the washing process, so I had to take all the clothes out and wash by hands.
(Hang up on someone or something) To abandon, lose faith in or stop handling someone/something.
I know I've failed several times in the last few years, but please, don't hang up on me.
They hung up on him when he dropped out, but he earned lots of money, they started flattering him.
To impede, inhibit or become hampered.
The nets hung up due to some rocks.
A number of difficulties hung up the process.
(Hang something up) To place something such as a piece of clothing on a hook or hanger.
"John, hang up your clothes!" His mom screamed at John when seeing his clothes lying on the floor.
Wait for me a minute! I'm hanging up the washing.
To refuse; to stop taking part in an activity.
I hate to hang up the event at the last minute, but this is an emergency.
They had dinner reservations with us, but they had to hang up when they couldn't find a babysitter.
To experience emotional distress or make one experience so.
Mary was raped at a young age, and that hung her up for the rest of her life.
John is hung up about being unemployed for too long.
Not working properly
1. To stretch or lengthen something, usually a string or cord of some type
2. To extend, postpone, or make longer than it usually would
1. To stop, delay or diminish something
2. To ignore or end social contact with someone; to separate someone from others
To delay or postpone something that is predicted to be unpleasant, difficult or annoying for as long as possible
The verb "hang" must be conjugated according to its tense.
Meaning 1,7 dates from the early 1900s.
Meaning 4 dates from the second half of the 1800s.
Meaning 5 dates from around1300.
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