hang-upn.

Brit.

/ˈhaŋʌp/, U.S.

/ˈhæŋˌəp/

Forms: 1500s hangeupe, 1900s– hang-up.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to hang up at hang v. Phrasal verbs.

Etymology: < to hang up at hang v. Phrasal verbs.

†1. derogatory. A person who deserves to be hanged; a rogue. Cf. hang-gallows adj. and n. at hang- comb. form . Obsolete.

ΘΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > worthy of hanging

wickhals?a1400

crack-rope?a1500

stretch-hemp1532

man of death1535

slip-string1546

waghalter1546

hang-rope1570

rope-ripe1570

crack-halter1573

hempstring1573

wag-string1578

stretch-halter1583

gallows1598

halter-sack1598

wag-with1611

roper1615

gallows-climber1668

hang-string1675

gallows-face1725

gallows-bird1785

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > worthy of hanging

wickhals?a1400

crack-rope?a1500

widdieneck?a1500

widdiefu?a1513

thevis neka1525

stretch-hemp1532

man of death1535

slip-string1546

waghalter1546

ropeful1567

gallows-clapper1570

hang-rope1570

rope-ripe1570

crack-halter1573

hempstring1573

wag-string1578

stretch-halter1583

gallows1598

halter-sack1598

wag-with1611

crack-hempa1616

roper1615

halter-sick1617

gallows-climber1668

hang-string1675

hempy1718

gallows-face1725

gallows-bird1785

hang-gallows1785

?1562 Jacke Jugeler sig. E.ii^v You haue cause now to thanke this same hangeupe.

a. slang (chiefly U.S.). An act or instance of delaying something; a delay or cause of delay; a hold-up.

1897 2nd Ann. Rep. Commissioners Fisheries, Game & Forests State N.Y. 1895–6 394 By the time the logs were towed to the dam the driving water would be all lost and gone and there would be no water to drive the logs below the dam, which would entail the ‘hang-up’ of the drive for at least a year.

1936 J. Buchan Island of Sheep in Daily Mail 7 July 18/2 It was now between four and five, and from constant hang-ups we were making poor speed.

1968 in J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1997) II. 24/2 What's the hang-up down there?

2009 C. F. Saller Subversive Copy Editor viii. 82 Hang-ups outside your control are just that; all you can do is make your team or your supervisor aware of them.

b. Computing. A sudden or unexpected halt in the operation of a program, system, or device, esp. as the result of a fault or malfunction. Cf. hang v. Additions b.

1963 Communications ACM 6 155/3 Hang up, an unplanned computer stop or delay in problem solution, e.g. caused by the inability to escape from a loop.

1983 Your Computer Sept. 86/1 The hang-up occurred whenever the buffer was physically written to the disk.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. a15 (advt.) Increased memory lets you run more productivity-enhancing applications simultaneously while helping you avoid productivity-freezing system hang-ups.

3. slang.

a. Chiefly North American (originally U.S.). A problem, a difficulty; an obstacle to achieving something. Also: an annoyance.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > a difficulty

difficultya1398

hardheada1425

problem1874

shauri1874

shauri1921

prob1934

1951 J. Kerouac On the Road: Orig. Scroll (2007) 143 What a hang up I got into at once! As I look back on it it's incredible I could have been so damn dumb.

1959 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Apr. 2/6 Man—Omnibus salutation extended to men, women, domestic animals—saves cool cat hangup of remembering names.

1968 Melody Maker 22 June 2 The group didn't want the hang up of worrying about recording specific singles.

2004 National Post (Canada) 17 May a2/3 The biggest hang-up to securing its deal was the inclusion of a clause to ensure all the labour groups, including management, would sustain similar-style wage cuts.

b. Originally U.S. An emotional problem or inhibition. Also: a fixed idea about something; an obsession.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > obsession > [noun] > obsessive idea

fixed idea1829

idée fixe1836

fixation1910

1952 J. C. Holmes Go iii. ii. 240 I'm being smothered..all these relationships, hangups, conflicts.

1968 Observer 22 Dec. 21/1 People have this hang-up about art. A woman will worry for days about spending money on a painting: is it a good investment, can she trust her own judgment?

1987 C. Phillips European Tribe Introd. 3 This first expression of my generation's pent-up social anger came a little too late for me. I was already away at college with all my hang-ups intact.

2008 Cape Argus (Nexis) 20 Sept. 11 Passionate open-minded DWM late 40s with no hang-ups or baggage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

hang-up n.

Brit.

/ˈhaŋʌp/

U.S.

/ˈhæŋˌəp/

slang drawback, fault; difficulty, fixation, ‘thing’; also attributive.

ΚΠ

1959 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Apr. 2/6 Man—Omnibus salutation extended to men, women, domestic animals—saves cool cat hangup of remembering names.

1967 A. Diment Dolly Dolly Spy ii. 27 Hash..is non-narcotic but whether..it leads you on to the hang up drugs I don't know.

1967 Melody Maker 27 May 10/6 All these hang-ups are eliminated by the truth—this is a great record.

1967 Melody Maker 29 July 10/5 There are all sorts of hang-up noises going on in the background.

1967 Ottawa Jrnl. 31 May 39/2 Your husband's hang-up dates back to childhood and you must treat it as an illness, which it is most assuredly.

1967 Crescendo Dec. 27/4 He was always very kind and patient with me, as he was..with all people. A great degree of sensitivity to people's hang-ups, you know—he'd never put you on a spot.

1968 Melody Maker 22 June 2 The group didn't want the hang up of worrying about recording specific singles.

1968 Observer 22 Dec. 21/1 People have this hang-up about art. A woman will worry for days about spending money on a painting: is it a good investment, can she trust her own judgment? The same woman will spend £150 on a dress..without giving it a thought.

1973 Black World Apr. 17/1 Depressing piece about pushers, junkies, whores and their hang-ups.

单词	hang-up
释义	hang-upn. Brit. /ˈhaŋʌp/, U.S. /ˈhæŋˌəp/ Forms: 1500s hangeupe, 1900s– hang-up. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to hang up at hang v. Phrasal verbs. Etymology: < to hang up at hang v. Phrasal verbs. †1. derogatory. A person who deserves to be hanged; a rogue. Cf. hang-gallows adj. and n. at hang- comb. form . Obsolete. ΘΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > worthy of hanging wickhals?a1400 crack-rope?a1500 stretch-hemp1532 man of death1535 slip-string1546 waghalter1546 hang-rope1570 rope-ripe1570 crack-halter1573 hempstring1573 wag-string1578 stretch-halter1583 gallows1598 halter-sack1598 wag-with1611 roper1615 gallows-climber1668 hang-string1675 gallows-face1725 gallows-bird1785 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > worthy of hanging wickhals?a1400 crack-rope?a1500 widdieneck?a1500 widdiefu?a1513 thevis neka1525 stretch-hemp1532 man of death1535 slip-string1546 waghalter1546 ropeful1567 gallows-clapper1570 hang-rope1570 rope-ripe1570 crack-halter1573 hempstring1573 wag-string1578 stretch-halter1583 gallows1598 halter-sack1598 wag-with1611 crack-hempa1616 roper1615 halter-sick1617 gallows-climber1668 hang-string1675 hempy1718 gallows-face1725 gallows-bird1785 hang-gallows1785 ?1562 Jacke Jugeler sig. E.ii^v You haue cause now to thanke this same hangeupe. 2. a. slang (chiefly U.S.). An act or instance of delaying something; a delay or cause of delay; a hold-up. Π 1897 2nd Ann. Rep. Commissioners Fisheries, Game & Forests State N.Y. 1895–6 394 By the time the logs were towed to the dam the driving water would be all lost and gone and there would be no water to drive the logs below the dam, which would entail the ‘hang-up’ of the drive for at least a year. 1936 J. Buchan Island of Sheep in Daily Mail 7 July 18/2 It was now between four and five, and from constant hang-ups we were making poor speed. 1968 in J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1997) II. 24/2 What's the hang-up down there? 2009 C. F. Saller Subversive Copy Editor viii. 82 Hang-ups outside your control are just that; all you can do is make your team or your supervisor aware of them. b. Computing. A sudden or unexpected halt in the operation of a program, system, or device, esp. as the result of a fault or malfunction. Cf. hang v. Additions b. Π 1963 Communications ACM 6 155/3 Hang up, an unplanned computer stop or delay in problem solution, e.g. caused by the inability to escape from a loop. 1983 Your Computer Sept. 86/1 The hang-up occurred whenever the buffer was physically written to the disk. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. a15 (advt.) Increased memory lets you run more productivity-enhancing applications simultaneously while helping you avoid productivity-freezing system hang-ups. 3. slang. a. Chiefly North American (originally U.S.). A problem, a difficulty; an obstacle to achieving something. Also: an annoyance. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > a difficulty difficultya1398 hardheada1425 problem1874 shauri1874 shauri1921 prob1934 1951 J. Kerouac On the Road: Orig. Scroll (2007) 143 What a hang up I got into at once! As I look back on it it's incredible I could have been so damn dumb. 1959 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Apr. 2/6 Man—Omnibus salutation extended to men, women, domestic animals—saves cool cat hangup of remembering names. 1968 Melody Maker 22 June 2 The group didn't want the hang up of worrying about recording specific singles. 2004 National Post (Canada) 17 May a2/3 The biggest hang-up to securing its deal was the inclusion of a clause to ensure all the labour groups, including management, would sustain similar-style wage cuts. b. Originally U.S. An emotional problem or inhibition. Also: a fixed idea about something; an obsession. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > obsession > [noun] > obsessive idea fixed idea1829 idée fixe1836 fixation1910 1952 J. C. Holmes Go iii. ii. 240 I'm being smothered..all these relationships, hangups, conflicts. 1968 Observer 22 Dec. 21/1 People have this hang-up about art. A woman will worry for days about spending money on a painting: is it a good investment, can she trust her own judgment? 1987 C. Phillips European Tribe Introd. 3 This first expression of my generation's pent-up social anger came a little too late for me. I was already away at college with all my hang-ups intact. 2008 Cape Argus (Nexis) 20 Sept. 11 Passionate open-minded DWM late 40s with no hang-ups or baggage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas hang-up † hang-up n. Obsolete = hang-gallows adj. and n. Π 1562–3 Jack Juggler in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1874) II. 151 You have cause now to thank this same hang-up. extracted from hang-comb. form hang-up hang-up n. Brit. /ˈhaŋʌp/ , U.S. /ˈhæŋˌəp/ slang drawback, fault; difficulty, fixation, ‘thing’; also attributive. ΚΠ 1959 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Apr. 2/6 Man—Omnibus salutation extended to men, women, domestic animals—saves cool cat hangup of remembering names. 1967 A. Diment Dolly Dolly Spy ii. 27 Hash..is non-narcotic but whether..it leads you on to the hang up drugs I don't know. 1967 Melody Maker 27 May 10/6 All these hang-ups are eliminated by the truth—this is a great record. 1967 Melody Maker 29 July 10/5 There are all sorts of hang-up noises going on in the background. 1967 Ottawa Jrnl. 31 May 39/2 Your husband's hang-up dates back to childhood and you must treat it as an illness, which it is most assuredly. 1967 Crescendo Dec. 27/4 He was always very kind and patient with me, as he was..with all people. A great degree of sensitivity to people's hang-ups, you know—he'd never put you on a spot. 1968 Melody Maker 22 June 2 The group didn't want the hang up of worrying about recording specific singles. 1968 Observer 22 Dec. 21/1 People have this hang-up about art. A woman will worry for days about spending money on a painting: is it a good investment, can she trust her own judgment? The same woman will spend £150 on a dress..without giving it a thought. 1973 Black World Apr. 17/1 Depressing piece about pushers, junkies, whores and their hang-ups. extracted from hang-comb. form hang-up hang-up n. Brit. /ˈhaŋʌp/ , U.S. /ˈhæŋˌəp/ Computing a sudden or unexpected halt in the operation of a program, system, or device, esp. as the result of a fault or malfunction; cf. hang v. Additions b. ΚΠ 1963 Communications ACM 6 155/3 Hang up, an unplanned computer stop or delay in problem solution, e.g. caused by the inability to escape from a loop. 1983 Your Computer Sept. 86/1 The hang-up occurred whenever the buffer was physically written to the disk. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. a15 (advt.) Increased memory lets you run more productivity-enhancing applications simultaneously while helping you avoid productivity-freezing system hang-ups. extracted from hang-comb. form < n.?1562 as lemmas
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hang-upn.

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