hang up

/hæŋ əp/

/heɪŋ əp/

Other forms: hung up; hanging up; hangs up; hanged up

Definitions of hang up

1. verb

   cause to be hanging or suspended
   synonyms: hang

   hang

   be suspended or hanging

   types:

   suspend

   hang freely

   sling

   hang loosely or freely; let swing

   dangle

   cause to dangle or hang freely

   type of:

   fasten, fix, secure

   cause to be firmly attached
2. verb

   put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
   type of:

   put back, replace

   put something back where it belongs
3. verb

   interrupt a telephone conversation
   type of:

   break off, break short, cut short

   interrupt before its natural or planned end