uphang

English

Etymology

From Middle English uphongen, equivalent to up- +‎ hang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌpˈhæŋ/
• Rhymes: -æŋ

Verb

uphang (third-person singular simple present uphangs, present participle uphanging, simple past and past participle uphung)

1. (rare) To hang up.
2. (rare) To suspend or fix aloft.
   • 1860, Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     When soft stars were brightly uphanging the night.

Anagrams

• hang up, hang-up, hangup