hang up
See also: hangup and hang-up
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
hang up (third-person singular simple present hangs up, present participle hanging up, simple past and past participle hung up)
- (transitive) To put up to hang.
- I hung up my wash on the line.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call.
- When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her.
- To keep delayed, suspended, held up, or stuck.
Synonyms
- (terminate a phone call): release (a call from), put the phone down (on)
Translations
put up to hang
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terminate a phone call
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emotionally trouble
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See also
- hung up
- ring off
Anagrams
- uphang