Hanged
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhæŋd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hanged is a verb meaning (law) simple past and past participle of hang (now only when referring to the method of execution, elsewhere hung is used).
Meaning
(law) simple past and past participle of hang (now only when referring to the method of execution, elsewhere hung is used).
More Meanings
- (informal, euphemistic) damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial)
Example Sentences
I'm hanged if I know how to get the idea through his thick skull!
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; […]
Related Words
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