Definitions of hung
British English : hung A hung jury, parliament, or council is the situation that occurs when a group is unable to reach a decision because there is not a clear majority of its members in favour of any one decision. ADJECTIVEIn the event of a hung parliament, he would still fight for everything in the manifesto.
verb
- the usual past tense and past participle of hang
adjective
- (of a legislative assembly) not having a party with a working majority ⇒ a hung parliament unable to reach a decision ⇒ a hung jury (of a situation) unable to be resolved
- (of a legislative assembly) not having a party with a working majority ⇒ a hung parliament
- unable to reach a decision ⇒ a hung jury
- (of a situation) unable to be resolved
- See hung over
- See hung up
- See hung up on
- (of a legislative assembly) not having a party with a working majority ⇒ a hung parliament
- unable to reach a decision ⇒ a hung jury
- (of a situation) unable to be resolved
verb
- to fasten or be fastened from above, esp by a cord, chain, etc; suspend ⇒ the picture hung on the wall , to hang laundry
- to place or be placed in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement around or at the place of suspension ⇒ to hang a door
- (intransitive) sometimes foll by over to be suspended or poised; hover ⇒ a pall of smoke hung over the city
- (intransitive) sometimes foll by over to be imminent; threaten
- (intransitive) to be or remain doubtful or unresolved (esp in the phrase hang in the balance)
- (past tense and past participle hanged) to suspend or be suspended by the neck until dead
- (transitive) to fasten, fix, or attach in position or at an appropriate angle ⇒ to hang a scythe to its handle
- (transitive) to decorate, furnish, or cover with something suspended or fastened ⇒ to hang a wall with tapestry
- (transitive) to fasten to or suspend from a wall ⇒ to hang wallpaper
- to exhibit (a picture or pictures) by (a particular painter, printmaker, etc) or (of a picture or a painter, etc) to be exhibited in an art gallery, etc
- to fall or droop or allow to fall or droop ⇒ to hang one's head in shame
- (of cloth, clothing, etc) to drape, fall, or flow, esp in a specified manner ⇒ her skirt hangs well
- (transitive) to suspend (game such as pheasant) so that it becomes slightly decomposed and therefore more tender and tasty
- (of a jury) to prevent or be prevented from reaching a verdict
- (past tense and past participle hanged) (slang ) to damn or be damned: used in mild curses or interjections ⇒ I'll be hanged before I'll go out in that storm
- (intransitive) to pass slowly (esp in the phrase time hangs heavily)
- See hang fire
- See hang tough
noun
- the way in which something hangs
- (usually used with a negative) (slang ) a damn ⇒ I don't care a hang for what you say
- See get the hang of
abbreviation for
- Hungarian
- Hungary