About The Word Hang-up

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Hang-up

Hang-up Meaning & Definition
Hang-up Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hang-up?

[n] an unforeseen obstacle
[n] (informal) an emotional preoccupation
[v] interrupt a telephone conversation
[v] put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
[v] cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hang-up: hang | hitch | rub | snag

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hang-up: adjourn | afterthought | bind | block | blockade | blockage | blow up | bog down | bottleneck | bureaucratic delay | buzz | call | call up | catch | come to nothing | complex | compulsion | continue | cordon | curtain | decelerate | defer | delay | delayage | delayed reaction | detain | detention | determent | deterrent | dial | difficulty | double take | drag out | dragging | drawback | explode | extend | fail miserably | fascination | fasten up | fixation | fixed idea | fizz out | fizzle | fizzle out | get nowhere | give a ring | go phut | halt | hang | hang fire | hazard | hindrance | hitch | hold off | hold over | hold the phone | hold up | holdup | hurdle | hypercathexis | idee fixe | interim | irresistible impulse | jam | joker | lag | lagging | lay aside | lay by | lay over | listen in | logjam | make a call | mire | misfire | monomania | moratorium | morbid drive | objection | obsession | obsessive compulsion | obstacle | obstruction | obstructive | one small difficulty | paperasserie | pause | phone | pigeonhole | poop out | possession | postpone | preoccupation | prepossession | prolong | prorogate | prorogue | protract | push aside | put aside | put off | put on ice | put up | recess | red tape | red-tapeism | red-tapery | reprieve | reserve | respite | retard | retardance | retardation | ring | ring off | ring up | rub | ruling passion | set aside | set back | set by | shelve | shift off | slacken | sleep on | sling | slow down | slowdown | slowness | slow-up | snag | stand over | stave off | stay | stay of execution | stop | stoppage | stretch out | stumbling block | stumbling stone | suspend | suspension | table | take a recess | telephone | tic | tie-up | time lag | wait | waive

See Also | break off | break short | cut short | fasten | fix | obstacle | obstruction | preoccupation | put back | replace | secure | suspend

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