Modern English usage. 2014.
hanged — hanged; un·hanged; … English syllables
hanged — (hăngd) v. Past tense and past participle of hang. See Usage Note at hang. * * * … Universalium
hanged — (adj.) put to death by hanging, late 15c., pp. of HANG (Cf. hang). As an expletive, from 1887 … Etymology dictionary
hanged — It was disclosed that a young white official had been found hanged to death in his cell (New York Times). Hanged to death is a tautology. So too, for that matter, are starved to death and strangled to death. The writer was correct, however,… … Dictionary of troublesome word
hanged — /hæŋd/ (say hangd) verb 1. past tense of hang. –adjective 2. subjected to the punishment of hanging: the hanged man. –phrase 3. be hanged, Colloquial (used in emphatic assertions): be hanged if I care; I ll be hanged if I ll go …
Hanged — Hang Hang (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd) or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}. Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hanged — See hanged, hung … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
hanged — , hung People are hanged; objects are hung … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
hanged if, I'll be — Emph. negative. ♣ Hanged if I will! I won t under any circumstances! … A concise dictionary of English slang
Hanged, Drawn And Quartered — Supplice de Hugues le Despenser (manuscrit de Froissart) … Wikipédia en Français
