hung

1 of 3

past tense and past participle of hang

hung

2 of 3

adjective

1
: unable to reach a decision or verdict
a hung jury
also, British : not having a political party with an overall majority
a hung parliament
2
slang : having a large penis

Hung

3 of 3

abbreviation

Examples of hung in a Sentence

Adjective stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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Adjective
By Christmas Eve, things like an angel, a drum, a giraffe, and something that could either be a duck or a goose hung side by side. Katie Akin, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024 New data from the app also uncovered which country has the most fem tops, hung bottoms, and foot lovers. Quispe López, Them, 5 Dec. 2024 The New Popular Front came out on top and the Ensemble alliance came in behind it, but the National Rally still managed to make significant gains in the Assembly — resulting in no clear majority and a hung Parliament. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024 That trial’s jury was hung, and a retrial included much less of that testimony, their attorneys and family members have said. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hung 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hung was in 1848

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Kids Definition

hung

1 of 2

past and past participle of hang

hung

2 of 2 adjective
ˈhəŋ
: unable to reach a decision or verdict
a hung jury

Legal Definition

hung

past and past participle of hang

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