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hunged

hunged 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)

  1. (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
    • The lights hung from the ceiling.
    Synonyms:
    be suspend, dangle
  2. (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
    • The smoke hung in the room.
    Synonyms:
    float, hover
  3. (intransitive) 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
  4. (intransitive, usually) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
  5. (transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
    • He hung his head in shame.
    Synonyms:
    drop, lower
  6. (transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
    • Hang those lights from the ceiling.

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Questions about hunged

What is hunged the simple past and past participle of?
Hunged is the simple past and past participle of hang.

Words near hunged in the dictionary

  1. Hungary waters
  2. Hungate
  3. Hungates
  4. hungchaoite
  5. Hungduan
  6. hunged
  7. Hungeling
  8. hunger
  9. hunger game
  10. hunger games
  11. hunger is a good sauce

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