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| hang up |
| 1. v. To put up to hang. |
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| I hung up my wash on the line. |
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| 2. v. (intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call. |
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| When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her. |
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| 3. v. To keep delayed, suspended, held up, or stuck. |
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| Hang |
| 1. n. Name and trademark of a musical instrument invented and built by PANArt Hangbau AG. |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) To be or remain suspended. |
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| The lights hung from the ceiling. |
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| 3. v. (intransitive) To float, as if suspended. |
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| The smoke hung in the room. |
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| up |
| 1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity. |
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| I looked up and saw the airplane overhead. |
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| 2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely. |
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| I will mix up the puzzle pieces. |
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| Tear up the contract. |
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