hung up
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hung up
adj. Informal
- Delayed; hindered: motorists hung up in traffic.
- also hung-up (hŭng'ŭp') Anxious; nervous: He got hung up on the details. She was all hung-up before the interview.
- Overly involved or preoccupied: a teenager hung up on the latest fashions.
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term used to describe the position of an investor whose stocks or bonds have dropped in value below their purchase price, presenting the problem of a substantial loss if the securities were sold.
| Human Capital, Hulbert Rating | |
| Hunkering Down, Hurdle Rate |
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adjective
adjective
1: Confused, bewildered, mixed-up. (1945 —) .
B. Malamud He was more than a little hung up, stupid from lack of sleep, worried about his work (1971).
2: Obsessed, preoccupied; followed by on. (1957 —) .
New Scientist Roszak is very hung up on the power that science grants (1971). Cf. hang-upnoun .
[Perh. from verbal phr. to hang up to delay, detain.]
adjective
1: Confused, bewildered, mixed-up. (1945 —) .
B. Malamud He was more than a little hung up, stupid from lack of sleep, worried about his work (1971).
2: Obsessed, preoccupied; followed by on. (1957 —) .
New Scientist Roszak is very hung up on the power that science grants (1971). Cf. hang-up
[Perh. from verbal phr. to hang up to delay, detain.]
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| hunk, hunky, hunky-dory |
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