Hung

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hang \Hang\ (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd)
     or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}.
  
     Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when
            reference is had to death or execution by suspension,
            and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hongien, v.


            t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h[=o]n, v. t. (imp.
            heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang[=o]n, v. i., D.
            hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, h[aum]ngen, v.
            t., Icel. hanga, v. i., Goth. h[=a]han, v. t. (imp.
            ha['i]hah), h[=a]han, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh.
            to L. cunctari to delay. [root]37. ]
     1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without
        support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to
        hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a
        banner.
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     2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon
        the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum,
        a swing, a door, gate, etc.
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     3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an
        implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its
        snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.]
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     4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of
        capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
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     5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures,
        trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper
        hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.
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              Hung be the heavens with black.       --Shak.
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              And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
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     7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or
        position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head
        in shame.
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              Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --Milton.
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     8. To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to
        join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one
        obstinate juror can hang a jury.
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     {To hang down}, to let fall below the proper position; to
        bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or,
        elliptically, to hang the head.
  
     {To hang fire} (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire
        through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire;
        hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hung \Hung\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Hang}.
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     {Hung beef}, the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung
        up to dry; dried beef.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hung
       See {hang}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hang
       n 1: a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it";
            "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he
            couldn't get the hang of it" [syn: {bent}, {knack}]
       2: the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
       3: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal
          bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is
          supported by the arms
       v 1: be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
       2: cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the
          wall" [syn: {hang up}]
       3: kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday" [syn: {string
          up}]
       4: let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"
       5: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her
          long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: {fall}, {flow}]
       6: be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on
          my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
       7: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the
          recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They
          attended to everything he said" [syn: {attend}, {advert},
          {pay heed}, {give ear}]
       8: be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
       9: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's
          hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: {cling}]
       10: be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
       11: prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
       12: decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang
           wallpaper"
       13: be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door
           doesn't hang right!"
       14: place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement
           in one direction; "hang a door"
       15: of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison
           for a few days"
       [also: {hung}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hung
       adj : (usually followed by `with' or used in a combining form)
             having items suspended on or from a support; "walls
             hung with valuable paintings"; "a vine-hung trellis"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "hung":
     cascading, dangling, dependent, depending, falling,
     falling loosely, flowing, hanging, pendent, pending, pendulant,
     pendular, penduline, pendulous, pensile, suspended, swinging,
     weeping
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  hung adj. [from `hung up'; common] Equivalent to {wedged}, but more
     common at Unix/C sites. Not generally used of people. Syn. with {locked
     up}, {wedged}; compare {hosed}. See also {hang}. A hung state is
     distinguished from {crash}ed 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. It is also distinguished from the similar but more
     drastic state {wedged} - hung software can be woken up with easy things
     like interrupt keys, but wedged will need a kill -9 or even reboot.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  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 {crash}ed 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.
       
          [{Jargon File}]