hung up

adjective

Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.

“I'm hung up on Terry.”

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hang up
adjectivehung up (comparative more hung up, superlative most hung up)

comparative more hung up · superlative most hung up

  1. slangHaving a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.

    Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?

    1 more example

    And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know [...]

    2011, Gotye, Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) [Official Music Video] (yt)
  2. not comparableball gamesIn a position such that the path to the desired base is blocked by a fielder holding the ball; caught in a rundown.

    Snap throw to first, and they’ve got Sanchez hung up.

  3. slangusuallywith onIn love.

    I'm hung up on Terry.

    1 more example

    I've been so hung up on the idea of being a couple.

Cite this entry
APA

hung up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hung%20up

MLA

“hung up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hung%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hung up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hung%20up.

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