hung up

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English

Verb

hung up

  1. simple past and past participle of hang up

Adjective

hung up (comparative more hung up, superlative most hung up)

  1. Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.
    Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?
    • 2011, Gotye, Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (yt):
      And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know [...]
  2. (baseball, of a runner, not comparable) In a position such that the path to the desired base is blocked by a fielder holding the ball; caught in a rundown.
    Snap throw to first, and they’ve got Sanchez hung up.

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