Hanged - Meaning, Definition & English Examples
Definition:
Executed by suspending from the neck until dead.
Synonyms:
executed, lynched, strung up
Part of Speech:
verb
Antonyms:
freed, released
Common Collocations:
hanged man, hanged for treason, hanged by the neck
Derivatives:
hanging, hanger
Usage Tips:
Use "hanged" for executions; "hung" for objects or pictures.
Common Phrases:
hanged drawn and quartered, hanged in effigy, hanged by a thread
Etymology:
Old English "hōn," past tense "hangode," evolved to "hanged" for executions.
Examples:
- 1. The judge sentenced the criminal to be hanged at dawn.
- 2. They hanged the traitor publicly as a warning to others.
- 3. The painting depicted a man who was wrongly hanged.
- 4. She read about pirates who were hanged for their crimes.