What does "hanged" mean?

simple past and past participle of hang (now only when referring to the method of execution, elsewhere hung is used)

What is a synonym for "hanged"?

Common synonyms include: cling, drop, float, hang about, hang up, hang up.

adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Verb

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simple past and past participle of hang (now only when referring to the method of execution, elsewhere hung is used) form-of, participle, past
"The Londoners seeing that they could get no vantage against the duke, who was without their reach, to bewreak their anger they took his arms, which in most despiteful wise they hanged up in the open places of the city in sign of reproach, as for a traitor; […]"

Adjective

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damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial) euphemistic, informal, not-comparable
"I'm hanged if I know how to get the idea through his thick skull!"

"Better be half hanged than ill wed."

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