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[ verb ] put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He was about_to hang_up the phone , but a note of hesitancy in the secretary 's voice left the conversation open . Related terms |
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[ verb ] cause to be hanging or suspended
Synonyms Examples "Hang that picture on the wall" Used in print (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)One of Greg 's bombs hung_up , and he was miles from the target before he could get_rid_of it . (Morley Callaghan, A Passion in Rome....)Would he have_to clean_up after her every_day , clean the kitchen , the bathroom , and get_down on his knees and scrub the kitchen floor , then hang_up her dresses , pick_up her stockings , make the bed while she lay_around ? (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)He also bought a huge square of pegboard for hanging_up his tools , and lumber for his workbench , sandpaper and glue and assorted nails , levels and T_squares and plumb_lines and several gadgets that he had no idea how to use or what they were for . |
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[ verb ] interrupt a telephone conversation
Used in print (Winfred Van Atta, Shock Treatment....)I started to say something else appropriate , but the man had hung_up . Related terms |
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