| VERB | contact | hang up | put a telephone receiver back in its cradle |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | hang up, hang | cause to be hanging or suspended | |
| change | hang up | interrupt a telephone conversation |
| Meaning | put a telephone receiver back in its cradle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | replace, put back | put something back where it belongs |
| Spanish | colgar | |
| Meaning | Cause to be hanging or suspended. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They hang up the lights from the ceiling | |
| Synonym | hang | |
| Cause to | hang | Be suspended or hanging |
| Narrower | sling | Hang loosely or freely |
| suspend | hang freely | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Similar to | hang | Be suspended or hanging |
| Spanish | colgar | |
| Catalan | penjar | |
| Meaning | interrupt a telephone conversation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | cut short, break short, break off | interrupt before its natural or planned end / end |
| Spanish | colgar | |
| Catalan | penjar | |
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