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A HUNG PARLIAMENT

A
linguistic note on to hang and to hung, being hanged and being hung:

The verb “to hang” has two past participle forms: hung and hanged. “Hung” is used for any object, (e.g. a
picture that is hung on a wall) or for a jury or parliament that is hung
(divided), whereas “hanged” is used
in relation to a person who is executed by hanging.

                       A man being hanged                                                        A picture being hung

hung vb

(Linguistics / Phonetics &
Phonology) the past tense and past participle of hang (except in the
sense of to execute or in the idiom I'll be hanged.)

 

adj

1. (Government, Politics
& Diplomacy)

a.  (of a legislative assembly) not having a party with a working
majority a hung parliament

b.  unable to reach a decision a
hung jury

c.  (of a situation) unable to be resolved

 

hung over Informal suffering from the
effects of a hangover

 

hung up Slang

a.  impeded by some difficulty or delay

b.  in a state of confusion; emotionally disturbed

 

hung up on Slang obsessively or
exclusively interested in he's hung up on modern art these days

Collins
English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000,
2003

to hang out

1. Protrude downward, as in The
   dog's tongue was hanging out, or The branches hung out over the driveway.
   [c. 1400]
2. Display a flag or sign of some
   kind, as in They hung out the flag on every holiday. [Mid-1500s]
3. Reside, live, as in I've found
   a place downtown, and I'll be hanging out there beginning next week. [c.
   1800]
4. Spend one's free time in; also,
   loiter, pass time idly. For example, They hung out around the pool parlor,
   or They spent the evening just hanging out. [Slang; mid-1900s]
5. To hang out with. Keep company with, appear in
   public with, as in She's hanging out with her ex-boyfriend again. [Slang;
   second half of 1900s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with hang
   out; let it
   all hang out.

 

Phrasal
Verbs:

 

hang back

To be averse; hold back.

hang in Informal

To persevere: decided to hang in
despite his illness.

hang off

To hold back; be averse.

hang on

1. To cling tightly to something.

2. To continue persistently; persevere.

3. To keep a telephone connection open.

4. To wait for a short period of time.

hang together

1. To stand united; stick together: "We must all hang
together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately" (Benjamin Franklin).

2. To constitute a coherent totality: diverse plot lines that
did not hang together.

hang up

1. To suspend on a hook or hanger.

2.

a. To replace (a telephone receiver) on its base or cradle.

b. To end a telephone conversation.

3.

a. To delay or impede; hinder: Budget problems hung up the
project for months.

b. To become halted or snagged: The fishing line hung up on a
rock.

c. Informal
To have or cause to have emotional difficulties or inhibitions.

 

Idioms:

 

give/care a hang

To be concerned or anxious: I don't
give a hang what you do.

hang fire

1. To delay: "They are people who hung fire even through
the bloody days of the Hungarian Revolution" (Mark Muro).

2. To be slow in firing, as a gun.

hang in there Informal

To persevere despite difficulties;
persist: She hung in there despite pressure to resign.

hang it up Informal

To give up; quit.

hang loose Slang

To stay calm or relaxed.

hang (one's) hat

To settle oneself; take up
residence: hung my hat in Chicago.

hang on to

To hold firmly; keep fast: Hang on
to your money.

hang tough Informal

To remain firmly resolved: "We
are going to hang tough on this" (Donald T. Regan).

let it all hang out Slang

1. To be completely relaxed.

2. To be completely candid.

 

hanged v. Past tense and past participle of hang.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of
the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin
Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

A
cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in
which a movie, novel, or other work
of fiction contains an abrupt ending, often leaving the main characters in a
precarious or difficult situation, or with a sudden shock revelation. This type
of ending is used to ensure that, if a next installment is made, audiences will
return to find out how the cliffhanger is resolved. The phrase comes from the
classical end-of-episode situation in silent film days, with the protagonist
left hanging from the edge of a cliff. Some serials end with the caveat
"To be continued", or "The End. In television
series, the following episode usually begins with a recap (AKA a "previously").Hanged, drawn and quartered.

Source: Wikipedia

Proverbs with “hang”:

.He
that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.
Romanian
Proverb

Save a thief from the gallows and he will help to hang you.
Romanian
Proverb

Never mention rope in the house of a man who has been hanged.
Romanian
Proverb

 

He
that killeth a man when he is drunk must be hanged when he is sober.
Romanian
Proverb

If you would not live to be old, you must be hanged when you are young.
Romanian
Proverb

What
good is a golden gallows if they are going to hang you.
Swiss
Proverb

The man dying to hang himself can always find a noose.
Afghan proverb