hung

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
2. (form-of, participle, past, proscribed)simple past and past participle of hang (in any sense)

   “They fructify a barren, and render barren a very luxurious Soil; and, if you will believe them, they’ll tell you the Tree whereon Judas hung himſelf, and more than the Natives know themſelves, or ever ſaw in their own Country.”

   “I am purſuaded, that if even Bradford himſelf, that day, had ventured to check the violence of the people, in any way that was not agreeable to them ; and had betrayed the leaſt partiality for the exciſe law ; or perhaps even a remiſſion of his zeal againſt it, he would have ſunk, in an inſtant, from his power, and they would have hung him on the firſt tree.”

   “A MURDERER HUNG IN TIME SAVES NINE.”

adj

1. (not-comparable, usually)Suspended by hanging.
2. (not-comparable, usually)Having hanging additions or appendages.
3. (not-comparable, usually)Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.
4. (not-comparable, usually)Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party.

   “hung parliament”

5. (colloquial, not-comparable, usually)Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
6. (colloquial, not-comparable, usually)Having a large penis (often well hung).

name

1. A surname.