adjective
hung
HUHNG
adjective
1
Suspended or attached from above.
"The paintings were hung at eye level along the corridor."
2
Describes a jury or legislature that cannot reach a decisive majority.
"The trial ended with a hung jury after days of deadlock."
"The election produced a hung parliament, with no party in overall control."
3
(of a computer) Frozen and not responding.
"My laptop hung again, so I had to force a restart."
How to Use Hung
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPast tense/participle of "hang" — suspended, or (of a jury/parliament) stuck without a majority, or (of a computer) frozen.
Common pairings
hung jury
hung parliament
the program hung
Word Forms
more hung comparative, Hungs plural, most hung superlative
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Etymology
The past participle of "hang," from Old English hōn.