Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of hang up
comparative more hung up · superlative most hung up
- slangHaving a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.
Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?
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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) - 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.
- slangusuallywith onIn love.
I'm hung up on Terry.
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I've been so hung up on the idea of being a couple.
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hung up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hung%20up
“hung up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hung%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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