hung

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hung

simple past and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
(now proscribed) simple past and past participle of hang (in any sense)
- 1731, John Taperell, A New Miscellany: Containing the Art of Conversation, and Several Other Subjects‎^[1], page 6:
  They fructify a barren, and render barren a very luxurious Soil; and, if you will believe them, they’ll tell you the Tree whereon Judas hung himſelf, and more than the Natives know themſelves, or ever ſaw in their own Country.
- 1795, Hugh Brackenridge, chapter VIII, in Incidents of the Insurrection in the Weſtern Parts of Pennſylvania In the Year 1794‎^[2], volume I, Philadelphia: John M‘Culloch, page 55:
  I am purſuaded, that if even Bradford himſelf, that day, had ventured to check the violence of the people, in any way that was not agreeable to them ; and had betrayed the leaſt partiality for the exciſe law ; or perhaps even a remiſſion of his zeal againſt it, he would have ſunk, in an inſtant, from his power, and they would have hung him on the firſt tree.

hung (not generally comparable, comparative more hung, superlative most hung)

Suspended by hanging.
Having hanging additions or appendages.
(law) Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.
Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party.
hung parliament
(computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
(colloquial, of a person, slightly vulgar) Having a large penis (often preceded by an adverb, e.g. well hung).

suspended by hanging

having hanging additions or appendages

of a jury, unable to reach a verdict

lacking a majority political party

computing: not responding

having a large penis

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(Thanh Hoá, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, colloquial) very much; a lot
Anh giống con bọ hung.
Sao con lại giống con bọ hung được?
You look a lot like my son.
How do I look like a dung beetle?

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 紅 (SV: hồng)”