hanged
/ˈhæŋd/
hanged is the simple past and past participle of hang.
Meaning of hang
Verb
hang (third-person singular simple present hangs, present participle hanging, simple past and past participle hung or (law) hanged)
- To be or remain suspended.
- The lights hung from the ceiling.
- Synonyms:
- be suspend, dangle
- To float, as if suspended.
- The smoke hung in the room.
- To veer in one direction.
- The jockey claimed that the horse hung towards the outside[…]1979, Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales, New South Wales Law Reports (non-fiction), New South Wales: Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales, published 1979, page 16
- To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- He hung his head in shame.
- To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
- Hang those lights from the ceiling.
Adjective
hanged (not comparable)
- damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial)
- I'm hanged if I know how to get the idea through his thick skull!
Words formed from hanged
Phrases with hanged
Words that rhyme with hanged
Questions about hanged
- What does hanged mean?
- Hanged means damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial).
- What is hanged the simple past and past participle of?
- Hanged is the simple past and past participle of hang.
- What part of speech is hanged?
- Hanged is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hanged?
- Hanged is pronounced /ˈhæŋd/.
Words near hanged in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hanged (page history and authors); hang (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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