hang up
hang, suspend; end a telephone conversation
Hang Up
hang up
Verb
1. put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
(hypernym) replace, put back
2. cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"
(synonym) hang
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) suspend
(cause) hang
(verb-group) hang
3. interrupt a telephone conversation
(hypernym) cut short, break short, break off
hang-up
Noun
1. an emotional preoccupation
(hypernym) preoccupation
(classification) colloquialism
2. an unforeseen obstacle
(synonym) hitch, rub, snag
(hypernym) obstacle, obstruction
hang-up
an inhibition, a neurotic reaction to some life situation She has a serious hang-up about the dark and is afraid to go out alone at night.
hang up
Synonyms and related words:
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, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, 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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.