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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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Intersect Aspen is heavy on photography, whimsically hung booths, animal figures, and a relaxed atmosphere.
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The room was stark and sterile, but, along the white walls, Li had hung portraits of lawyers, journalists, and activists who were still detained by the Party.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024
Two decades later, the jury is still hung, with agreement emerging only on its enduring significance.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
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Adjective
The more enterprising strung up clotheslines between palm trees and hung bedsheets for impromptu shelters.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Intersect Aspen is heavy on photography, whimsically hung booths, animal figures, and a relaxed atmosphere.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024
The room was stark and sterile, but, along the white walls, Li had hung portraits of lawyers, journalists, and activists who were still detained by the Party.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024
Two decades later, the jury is still hung, with agreement emerging only on its enduring significance.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
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“Hung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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