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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