What (who) is hang-up - definition
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Hang up (disambiguation)
hang-up
(hang-ups)
If you have a hang-up about something, you have a feeling of fear, anxiety, or embarrassment about it. (INFORMAL)
I don't have any hang-ups about my body.
= inhibition
N-COUNT
hang-up
¦ noun informal an emotional problem or inhibition.
hang up
v. (D; intr.) to hang up on (she hung up on me) ('she broke off her telephone conversation with me')
Pronunciation examples for hang-up
1. to pick up, hang up, pick up, hang up, pick up, hang up,
Primed to Perform _ Neel Doshi & Lindsay McGregor _ Talks at Google
2. They hang up.
Trans Women Writers _ Imogen Binnie, Red Durkin + More _ Talks at Google
3. Don't hang up.
Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride _ Cary Elwes _ Talks at Google
4. Hang up the phone.
Making Cooking Casually Understandable _ Sam Zien _ Talks at Google
5. and then you hang up.
Creative Confidence _ Tom Kelley & David Kelley _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of hang-up
1. "She said, ‘Wait a second, don‘t hang up,‘ " Saverino recalled.
2. It‘s the right time to hang up the social life here.
3. Thomas was quick to say about Social Security legislation÷ There‘s no hang–up on contents.
4. Why stab Caesar when he has already promised to hang up his toga?
5. A colonial hang–up, no doubt, the word "British" must make it something to covet.