hung up

hung up

1. simple past and past participle of hang up

hung up (comparative more hung up, superlative most hung up)

1. Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.

   Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?

   • 2011, Gotye, Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) [Official Music Video] (yt):

     And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know [...]

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.

   Snap throw to first, and they’ve got Sanchez hung up.

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