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HANG UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Interrupt a telephone conversation

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hang up" is one way to...):

break off; break short; cut short (interrupt before its natural or planned end)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "hang up" is one way to...):

put back; replace (put something back where it belongs)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Cause to be hanging or suspended

Example:

Hang that picture on the wall

Synonyms:

hang; hang up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "hang up" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Cause:

hang (be suspended or hanging)

Verb group:

hang (be suspended or hanging)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hang up"):

suspend (hang freely)

sling (hang loosely or freely; let swing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They hang up the lights from the ceiling

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