"hung up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hung up [comparative], most hung up [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} hung up (comparative more hung up, superlative most hung up)
  1. Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.
    Sense id: en-hung_up-en-adj-hK4RMU3j
  2. (baseball, of a runner, not comparable) In a position such that the path to the desired base is blocked by a fielder holding the ball; caught in a rundown. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-hung_up-en-adj-x1RkO29W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 43 51 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hung up
  1. simple past and past participle of hang up Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: hang up
    Sense id: en-hung_up-en-verb-1ZQmoln6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 43 51

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