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hung one on

hung one on is the simple past and past participle of hang one on.

Meaning of hang one on

Verb

hang one on (third-person singular simple present hangs one on, present participle hanging one on, simple past and past participle hung one on)

  1. (dated, slang) To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk.
    • We get along good all the time, me and the missus, but honest to God I wish she would let me alone for at least an hour in the morning until I pull myself together if I hung one on the night before.1952, The New Yorker (volume 28, part 4, page 28)
    Synonyms:
    tie one on
  2. (dated, slang) To fight or beat up (someone).
  3. (slang) To burden or assign a take to (someone).

Questions about hung one on

What is hung one on the simple past and past participle of?
Hung one on is the simple past and past participle of hang one on.

Words near hung one on in the dictionary

  1. hung low
  2. hung off
  3. hung on
  4. hung on by a thread
  5. hung on every word
  6. hung one on
  7. hung one's hat
  8. hung one's hat on
  9. hung one's head
  10. hung one's lip
  11. hung onto

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