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(Entry 1 of 2)
bending downward or forward
- stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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hung
verb
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also hanged
past tense of hang
Synonyms & Antonyms of hung (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to place on an elevated point without support from below
- hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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3
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
- as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other
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4
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
- hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud
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5
to find a basis
- that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory
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The first known use of hung was in 1848
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