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hanged — hanged, hung In standard usage, the past tense and past participle of hang is hanged with reference to capital punishment and hung in other meanings. So curtains and pictures are hung but a convicted murderer is (or was) hanged. The distinction… … Modern English usage
hanged — hanged; un·hanged; … English syllables
hanged — (adj.) put to death by hanging, late 15c., pp. of HANG (Cf. hang). As an expletive, from 1887 … Etymology dictionary
hanged — It was disclosed that a young white official had been found hanged to death in his cell (New York Times). Hanged to death is a tautology. So too, for that matter, are starved to death and strangled to death. The writer was correct, however,… … Dictionary of troublesome word
hanged — /hæŋd/ (say hangd) verb 1. past tense of hang. –adjective 2. subjected to the punishment of hanging: the hanged man. –phrase 3. be hanged, Colloquial (used in emphatic assertions): be hanged if I care; I ll be hanged if I ll go …
Hanged — Hang Hang (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hanged — See hanged, hung … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
hanged — , hung People are hanged; objects are hung … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
hanged if, I'll be — Emph. negative. ♣ Hanged if I will! I won t under any circumstances! … A concise dictionary of English slang
Hanged, Drawn And Quartered — Supplice de Hugues le Despenser (manuscrit de Froissart) … Wikipédia en Français
