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hung up
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
hung up
(adjective)
hung up
adjective
hung up
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HUNG UP
[
more hung up; most hung up
]
informal
1
US
:
delayed for a time
She got
hung up
at the airport. [=she had to be at the airport longer than she expected to be]
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thinking or worrying too much about something or someone
Many people are
hung up
about their physical appearance.
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usually +
on
He's still
hung up on
his ex-wife.
students who are
hung up on
getting perfect grades
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