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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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Some were hung, others shot, but the Apache and Yavapai people persevered, determined to remain in their ancestral homelands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
By Christmas Eve, things like an angel, a drum, a giraffe, and something that could either be a duck or a goose hung side by side.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
New data from the app also uncovered which country has the most fem tops, hung bottoms, and foot lovers.
—Quispe López, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
So the court is very much hung up that the party assessing the penalty is the IRS.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Some were hung, others shot, but the Apache and Yavapai people persevered, determined to remain in their ancestral homelands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
By Christmas Eve, things like an angel, a drum, a giraffe, and something that could either be a duck or a goose hung side by side.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
New data from the app also uncovered which country has the most fem tops, hung bottoms, and foot lovers.
—Quispe López, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hung
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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