hung

1 of 3

past tense and past participle of hang

hung

2 of 3

adjective

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

Hung

3 of 3

abbreviation

Examples of hung in a Sentence

Adjective stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence
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Adjective
That trial’s jury was hung, and a retrial included much less of that testimony, their attorneys and family members have said. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 Federal elections are currently scheduled for October 2025, but Trudeau’s Liberals lead a minority government in a hung Parliament, and opposition parties could join forces to compel an early vote at any time. Ian Bremmer, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024 In many prisons, men sleep jaw-to-jaw in closely hung hammocks. Jennifer Peirce, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2016 The more enterprising strung up clotheslines between palm trees and hung bedsheets for impromptu shelters. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hung 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hung was in 1848

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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

hung

1 of 2

past and past participle of hang

hung

2 of 2 adjective
ˈhəŋ
: unable to reach a decision or verdict
a hung jury

Legal Definition

hung

past and past participle of hang

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