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

Synonyms for hanging up

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