What does the term “Hang up” & “Hang on” means ?

hang on

To cling tightly to something.

To continue persistently; persevere.

To keep a telephone connection open.

To wait for a short period of time.

hang up

To suspend on a hook or hanger.

To replace (a telephone receiver) on its base or cradle.

To end a telephone conversation.

To delay or impede; hinder: Budget problems hung up the project for months.

To become halted or snagged: The fishing line hung up on a rock.

Hang On Meaning

Hang On Definition

Hang up can mean one of two things. Think of a telephone that you would hang up to end the conversation. It could also mean you need to get over something when someone tells you have a ‘hang up’ about something. That hang up won’t let you get past a certain point. Hang on means to not give up. Stick with it and see it to the end. Like the poster showing a kitty dangling by its claws from a tree branch.

Hang up=n. 1. a preoccupation, fixation, or a psychological block; complex 2. a source of annoying difficulty or burden

Hang on= v. 1. to cling tightly 2. to persevere in doing something 3. to persist unremittingly, as an illness 4. to keep a telephone line open: “Hang on, I’ll see if she is there.” 5. to wait briefly; keep calm 6. to listen very attentively to: “They hung on his every word.”

The most fun way of looking at the words “Hang Up” is as an idiom. “They have a ‘hang up’ about food preparation.” It means they are consistently concerned, but you’re adding a hint of sarcasm, or maybe a hint of ridicule in saying it, as if you know it’s right to be concerned about food preparation, but they regularly cross the line into hyper-concern.

The word “Hang On” is also a fun idiom. On the first level, it means to wait. But there’s a hint of impatience also. I think linguists call it “illocutionary force” when there is a secondary message that’s not spoken, but understood. Like when you say, “It sure is cold in here,” and you really mean, “Close that window.” Most people are too polite to say, “Waitaminute!” or “Stop pressuring me!” but when you say, “Hang On,” you’re hinting at these messages and you expect others to understand.

Some people have forgotten the illocutionary force inherent the idiom, and they say, “Hang on please! in a normal tone of voice without any anger in it. It still means the same thing, and they likely don’t mean anything by it. They’re just victims of language evolving without their knowledge.

You have some Hang-up’s about these words,you may need some phsyciatric help,so if you Hang-On I will get you the phone number of a good Doctor.These are the Sixties terms,if they have changed,you will have to ask someone in the 21 Centry. They MK, I asked MBFF Jill and she DK.so GL and HAND.

hang up…. that means to put the phone down……it comes from when they had operators.. and would have to put the lever back up when the call was finished…. they would hang “up”…. technically we hang ‘down’ now but I don’t recommend you use that phrase…. that would be weird…..

Hang on… means to wait…like…. Hang on a minute…. think of hanging on a rope and someone is telling you to ‘hang on’ don’t let go….

on a phone call they are telling you to hang on to the phone call for a few and don’t “hang up” they’ll be right back.

Hang up = get lost

Hang on = I might get back to you

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What does the term "Hang up" & "Hang on" means ?
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