What is "hung"

Hang \Hang\ (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hanged (h[a^]ngd) or Hung (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Hanging. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hongien, v. t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h[=o]n, v. t. (imp. heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang[=o]n, v. i., D. hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, h["a]ngen, v. t., Icel. hanga, v. i., Goth. h[=a]han, v. t. (imp. ha['i]hah), h[=a]han, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh. to L. cunctari to delay. [root]37. ]

1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner.

2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc.

3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.]

4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.

5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures, trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.

   Hung be the heavens with black.
   --Shak.

   And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.
   --Dryden.

6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.

7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.

   Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head.
   --Milton.

8. To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one obstinate juror can hang a jury.

   To hang down, to let fall below the proper position; to bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or, elliptically, to hang the head.

   To hang fire (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire; hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.

Hung \Hung\, imp. & p. p. of Hang.

Hung beef, the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef.

past tense and past participle of hang (v.); meaning "having impressive male genitals" is from 1640s; of a jury, "unable to agree," 1838, American English. Hung-over (also hungover) in the drinking sense is from 1950 (see hangover); hung-up "obsessed" is from 1961.

1. 1 suspend by hanging. 2 Having hanging additions or appendages. 3 (context legal English) Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial. 4 Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party. 5 (context computing colloquial English) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer. 6 (context colloquial of a male, vulgar English) Having large genitals (often preceded by an adverb, e.g. well hung). 7 (context colloquial of a man, slightly vulgar English) having a penis of a certain size v

2. (en-past of: hang)

See hang

1. n. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" [syn: bent, knack]

2. the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"

3. a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

4. [also: hung]

adj. (usually followed by `with' or used in a combining form) having items suspended on or from a support; "walls hung with valuable paintings"; "a vine-hung trellis"

1. v. be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"

2. cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" [syn: hang up]

3. kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday" [syn: string up]

4. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

5. fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: fall, flow]

6. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

7. give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: attend, advert, pay heed, give ear]

8. be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"

9. hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: cling]

10. be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

11. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

12. decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"

13. be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

14. place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"

15. of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"

16. [also: hung]

Hung is a comedy-drama television series which ran on HBO from June 28, 2009 to December 4, 2011. It was created by Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson and stars Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker, a struggling suburban Detroit high school basketball and baseball coach who resorts to male prostitution. The second season premiered on June 27, 2010 and concluded its ten-episode run on September 12, 2010. The third and final season premiered on October 2, 2011 and concluded its ten-episode run on December 4, 2011.

The Hung Soundtrack is the first soundtrack for the television series Hung, a television series about a struggling school teacher who resorts to male prostitution.

Hung can refer to:

People:

• Hong (surname) is romanized as Hung in Wade-Giles.
• Hùng king, a king of Vietnam
• Hung Hei-gun, founder of the martial art Hung Gar Kung Fu
• Hung Shing, Chinese government official during the Tang dynasty
• Hung Huynh, Vietnamese-American chef, winner of the third season of the television show Top Chef
• Hung Pham (born 1963), Vietnamese-Canadian former politician
• Hung Cheng, professor of Applied Mathematics
• Hung Yan-yan (born 1965), Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman and action director
• Sammo Hung (born 1952), actor and director of martial arts movies
• William Hung (born 1983), former American Idol contestant
• Lê Văn Hưng (died 1975), South Vietnamese general during the Vietnam War
• Ken Hung (born 1987), Hong Kong cantopop singer
• Brotha Lynch Hung (born 1972), American rapper
• Kit Hung (born 1977), independent filmmaker in Hong Kong

In entertainment:

• "Hung," an EP and a song by Napalm Death
• Hung, a short film by Guinevere Turner
• Hung, a 1970 novel by Dean Koontz (published under the name Leonard Chris)
• Hung (TV series), an HBO series

Other:

• Hung language, a Viet-Muong language spoken in Laos
• Hang (instrument), a musical instrument whose name is pronounced "hung"
• "Hung" is the ISO 15924 code for the Old Hungarian alphabet script