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English verb: hang up | |||
| 1. | hang up (contact) put a telephone receiver back in its cradle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | put back, replace | ||
| 2. | hang up (contact) cause to be hanging or suspended | ||
| Samples | Hang that picture on the wall. | ||
| Examples | They hang up the lights from the ceiling | ||
| Synonyms | hang | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sling, suspend | ||
| Cause | hang | ||
| Verb group | hang | ||
| 3. | hang up (change) interrupt a telephone conversation | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break off, break short, cut short | ||
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