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Also Inflected form of hang

hung

UK/hʊŋ/ US/ˈhʌŋ/ common

adjective

1.

(usually followed by `with'' or used in a combining form) having items suspended on or from a support

  • “walls hung with valuable paintings”
  • “a vine-hung trellis”
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Origin

From Mandarin or Cantonese 洪 (Mandarin: Hóng, Cantonese: hung⁴) or Cantonese 孔 (hung²).

Phrases

  • alderman hung in chains
  • hung beef
  • hung jury
  • hung like a bull
  • hung like a donkey
  • hung like a horse
  • hung like a mule
  • hung over

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