1
: unable to reach a decision or verdict
a hung jury
also, British
: not having a political party with an overall majority
a hung parliament
2
slang
: having a large penis
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Adjective
stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Imagine this: the stockings are hung, the tree glows with twinkling lights, and the mouthwatering aroma of holiday feasts fills the air.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Thoughtful touches include a collection of 19th-century fashion prints, unearthed by Mariani in an old London bookshop, which were hung gallery-style on the dressing-room wardrobes.
—Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
So the court is very much hung up that the party assessing the penalty is the IRS.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The stock market has gotten too hung up on the bond market, overlooking a robust earnings story that could propel equities to new highs this year, some strategists say.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Imagine this: the stockings are hung, the tree glows with twinkling lights, and the mouthwatering aroma of holiday feasts fills the air.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Thoughtful touches include a collection of 19th-century fashion prints, unearthed by Mariani in an old London bookshop, which were hung gallery-style on the dressing-room wardrobes.
—Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
So the court is very much hung up that the party assessing the penalty is the IRS.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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