Antonyms for hangs up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hang

Phonetic Transcription : hæŋ

Definition of hangs 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 :

When an artist enters his studio he hangs up his passions with his coat and hat.
Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock

An' de settin'-room where we hangs up our stockin's ebery Christmas!
Extract from : « Southern Stories » by Various

He hangs up his wet things, and fumbles with a pair of sodden cuffs.
Extract from : « Egholm and his God » by Johannes Buchholtz

Then he hangs up his overcoat on its special hook, the one to the right of the fireplace.
Extract from : « Married » by August Strindberg

Then she blushed, and said, "The great glass that hangs up in the dining-room."
Extract from : « The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan » by John Bunyan

Why, I've often noticed the smell of tobacco when she hangs up her coat in the office.
Extract from : « The War-Workers » by E.M. Delafield

By way of reward she is presented with a red cloak, which, on her way home, she hangs up in admiration on a tree.
Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland

On Monday we always do the family washing, which generally takes me about three hours and a half when Mother hangs up the clothes.
Extract from : « The American Country Girl » by Martha Foote Crow

A hero or a martyr dies—she gives one small toot and hangs up her horn.
Extract from : « Joe Miller's Jests, With Copious Additions » by Various

He spreads a thick bear-skin rug, puts in down-pillows, hangs up a holy image (ikóna) in the corner, grieving the while.
Extract from : « A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections » by Isabel Florence Hapgood

Synonyms for hangs up

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