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HANG UP
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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
