hanged
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hanged
- /ˈhæŋd/
- /ˈheɪ̯ŋd/
- /ˈhɛ̃ŋd/
Rhymes with -æŋd
verb
- simple past and past participle of hang (now only when referring to the method of execution, elsewhere hung is used) The Londoners seeing that they could get no vantage against the duke, who was without their reach, to bewreak their anger they took his arms, which in most despiteful wise they hanged up in the open places of the city in sign of reproach, as for a traitor; […]
adjective
- damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial) I'm hanged if I know how to get the idea through his thick skull!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hang up, bent, string up, flow, fall, knack, give ear, pay attention, attend, pay heed, advert, cling, damned, sentence, tied, hooked
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