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Antonyms for hang up

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : hang-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæŋˌʌp


Definition of hang up

Origin :
  • verbal phrase, c.1300; telephone sense by 1911. Noun hang-up "psychological fixation" is first attested 1959, from notion of being suspended in one place.
  • As in mania : noun fixation, madness
  • As in absorption : noun total attention toward something
  • As in obsession : noun fixation; consumption with belief, desire
  • As in obstacle : noun impediment, barrier
  • As in one-track mind : noun mind set on one idea
  • As in phobia : noun fear
  • As in predicament : noun difficult situation
  • As in quandary : noun delicate situation
  • As in restriction : noun limit
  • As in thing : noun idea, obsession
  • As in trouble : noun annoyance, worry
  • As in way : noun method, technique
  • As in habitualness : noun usualness
  • As in habitude : noun custom
  • As in hot spot : noun predicament
  • As in immersion : noun absorption
  • As in prepossession : noun absorption
  • As in addiction : noun a habit of activity, often injurious
  • As in usance : noun custom
  • As in complex : noun psychological problem
  • As in compulsion : noun drive, obligation
  • As in constraint : noun force
  • As in constraint : noun shyness
  • As in custom : noun habitual action
  • As in aggravation : noun annoyance
  • As in drag : noun bad situation
  • As in fascination : noun strong interest
  • As in fixation : noun obsession
  • As in hang-up : noun preoccupation
  • As in hindrance : noun obstruction, difficulty
  • As in hitch : noun problem, difficulty
  • As in inconvenience : verb bother, trouble
  • As in inhibit : verb restrict, prevent
  • As in interfere : verb meddle, intervene
  • As in mire : verb delay, catch up in
  • As in obstruct : verb prevent, restrict
  • As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
  • As in quit : verb abandon, leave
  • As in quit : verb stop doing something
  • As in resign : verb give up responsibility
  • As in restrict : verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate
  • As in retard : verb hinder, obstruct
  • As in set back : verb delay, hinder
  • As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
  • As in spite : verb offend, hurt
  • As in step down : verb resign
  • As in stop : verb bring or come to a halt or end
  • As in stymie : verb frustrate, hinder
  • As in suspend : verb hang from above
  • As in suspend : verb delay, hold off
  • As in block : verb obstruct
  • As in bog down : verb stick; become stuck
  • As in handcuff : verb hamper
  • As in hog-tie : verb hamper
  • As in incommode : verb inconvenience
  • As in detain : verb hold, keep back; arrest
  • As in embarrass : verb cause mental discomfort
  • As in encumber : verb bother, burden
  • As in fetter : verb tie up, hold
  • As in finish : verb bring to a conclusion; get done
  • As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
  • As in frustrate : verb thwart, disappoint
  • As in hamper : verb impede, restrict
  • As in hobble : verb cripple, restrict
  • As in impede : verb obstruct, hinder
Example sentences :
  • He must remember to ask Gidney for a copy of the play-bill to hang up in his flat!
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • And as for little Jim, he could hang up his own cap when his host showed him where.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
  • Lady N—— was indifferent to me, and how could I hang up her curtains in my memory?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • An operator was breaking in on the conversation as he was about to hang up.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • "I don't have the wrong dimension," I cried before the operator could hang up.
  • Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne
  • And, first, let us hang up his charcoal portrait of the school-dame.
  • Extract from : « The Biglow Papers » by James Russell Lowell
  • If we only had a lantern to hang up in here, we should be perfectly at home.
  • Extract from : « Little By Little » by William Taylor Adams
  • Yes, hang up the dresses if you think it will improve the looks of things.
  • Extract from : « Molly Brown's Orchard Home » by Nell Speed
  • "Let us hang up our stockings," he said, with an attempt at gayety.
  • Extract from : « The Master-Knot of Human Fate » by Ellis Meredith
  • If I had any money to spend I would buy some and take them back, to hang up.
  • Extract from : « A Bundle of Letters » by Henry James

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