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Antonyms for hanging up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hang
Phonetic Transcription : hæŋ



Definition of hanging up

Origin :
  • a fusion of Old English hon "suspend" (transitive, class VII strong verb; past tense heng, past participle hangen), and Old English hangian (weak, intransitive, past tense hangode) "be suspended;" also probably influenced by Old Norse hengja "suspend," and hanga "be suspended." All from Proto-Germanic *khang- (cf. Old Frisian hangia, Dutch hangen, German hängen), from PIE *kank- "to hang" (cf. Gothic hahan, Hittite gang- "to hang," Sanskrit sankate "wavers," Latin cunctari "to delay;" see also second element in Stonehenge). As a method of execution, in late Old English (but originally specifically of crucifixion).
  • Hung emerged as past participle 16c. in northern England dialect, and hanged endured only in legal language (which tends to be conservative) and metaphors extended from it (I'll be hanged). Teen slang sense of "spend time" first recorded 1951; hang around "idle, loiter" is from 1830, and hang out (v.) is from 1811. Hang fire (1781) was originally used of guns that were slow in communicating the fire through the vent to the charge. To let it all hang out "be relaxed and uninhibited" is from 1967.
  • 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 :
  • To begin with he almost broke the pegs off in hanging up his hat and muffler.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • There is the gun and the horn, Paul, hanging up over the fireplace.
  • Extract from : « Winning His Way » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • His belt is in the barn at Calabasas, hanging up with his coat.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • He was, as Forrester saw him, just hanging up the telephone.
  • Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • One of these is now hanging up in the British Museum as my gift.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • The Assistant Commissioner was just hanging up his overcoat.
  • Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
  • Do you know whether they've sold the prize turkey that was hanging up there?
  • Extract from : « A Christmas Carol » by Charles Dickens
  • “Blowing a gale,” he said to me, turning from hanging up the receiver.
  • Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London
  • However, they are all in good order, and hanging up in the hut there.
  • Extract from : « Maiwa's Revenge » by H. Rider Haggard
  • I suppose it is hanging up on its nail,” said Caleb, “I mean to go and get it.
  • Extract from : « Caleb in the Country » by Jacob Abbott

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