hung up

adjective

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

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
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Schneider, who hung up the pads in 2023 after more than 400 NHL games, was the backup for the Vancouver Canucks in the early 2010s. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025 Although Robert Englund has hung up his fedora and razor claws, the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise could live on with another Freddy Krueger. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025 Vertical blinds, commonly used to cover sliding glass doors, feature wider slats that are hung up and down versus horizontally. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025 Her sister hung up, told the rest of the family her side, and the fallout still lingers. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hung up

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hung up was in 1878

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“Hung up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

hung up

adjective
1
: delayed or detained for a time
2
: anxiously nervous
3
: much involved or concerned with something or someone
hung up on winning
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