1 to finish a telephone conversation
- If a caller is rude, just hang up.
2 hang something ↔ up to hang clothes on a hook etc
- She took her coat off and hung it up.
3 hang up your hat/football boots/briefcase etc informal to stop doing a particular kind of work
- I want a few trophies and medals to reflect on when I eventually hang up my boots.
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