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Hung refers to a jury that cannot agree on a verdict, to being delayed, or to having an emotional problem or block about something, or, in slang terms, hung also refers to a man with a large penis. (adjective)

When a jury does not agree on a verdict, this is an example of a hung jury.
When you don't like to talk about your past, this is an example of a time when you are hung up about your past.
When you get stuck in traffic, this is an example of a time when you are hung up in traffic.
When a man has a large penis, this is an example of a time when he is hung.

Hung means to have been suspended in the air or placed on a wall. Hung also means to have done the act of suspending something int he air or placing it on the wall. (verb)

When you put a picture on a nail on the wall, this is an example of a time when you hung up the picture.
When you put your coat on a hook, this is an example of a time when your coat was hung up.

See hung in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See hung in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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