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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Basically, Ron had a plan to confront the controversial mayor at the event with questions about the Tecca conspiracy, but got hung up at a party.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
Joseph Filardi got the Orange on the board with a six-yard touchdown run in a game in which the Fighting Irish hung up 35 first-quarter points and led 49-0 at the half, with their first three scores coming from a pair of pick-sixes and a punt return score.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
First, his push for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine continued to be hung up on as the parties involved refused to settle their differences.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
While police were there, Simmons called 911 — and hung up — a third time.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
Joseph Filardi got the Orange on the board with a six-yard touchdown run in a game in which the Fighting Irish hung up 35 first-quarter points and led 49-0 at the half, with their first three scores coming from a pair of pick-sixes and a punt return score.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
First, his push for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine continued to be hung up on as the parties involved refused to settle their differences.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
While police were there, Simmons called 911 — and hung up — a third time.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Hung up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20up. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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