"uphang" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌpˈhæŋ/ Forms: uphangs [present, singular, third-person], uphanging [participle, present], uphung [participle, past], uphung [past]
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From Middle English uphongen, equivalent to up- + hang. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|uphongen}} Middle English uphongen, {{prefix|en|up|hang}} up- + hang Head templates: {{en-verb|uphangs|uphanging|uphung}} uphang (third-person singular simple present uphangs, present participle uphanging, simple past and past participle uphung)
  1. (rare) To hang up. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-uphang-en-verb-ZaBcK2LC Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 73 27
  2. (rare) To suspend or fix aloft. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-uphang-en-verb-MaenfJbX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81

Inflected forms

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