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hung up

adjective

Definition of hung up

1 : delayed or detained for a time
2 : anxiously nervous
3 : having great or excessive interest in or preoccupation with someone or something —usually used with on they broke up but he's still hung up on her hung up on winning

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Examples of hung up in a Sentence

Many people are hung up about their physical appearance.
parents of a toddler who are already hung up about her getting into a good college

First Known Use of hung up

1878

HUNG UP Defined for English Language Learners

hung up

adjective

Definition of hung up for English Language Learners

: delayed for a time
: thinking or worrying too much about something or someone

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