hangs up
Terminates the conversation
To hang up is to end a phone call by breaking the connection—from the era when receivers hung on hooks.
The phrase extends to any abrupt ending of communication: She hung up on me mid-sentence.
A hang-up is also a psychological fixation or emotional block: He has hang-ups about commitment.
To get hung up on something is to become stuck or preoccupied with it.
Contact by phone
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- disconnectTo break a connection
- dial toneSound indicating phone readiness
- clickBrief sharp noise
end call · landline · mobile · dropped call · conversation · phone line · busy signal · voicemail
End before completion
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- mid-sentenceDuring an utterance
- rudeOffensively ill-mannered
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
impatient · frustrated · angry · deliberate · storming off · walkout · snub · cold shoulder
Act of ending something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
completion · cessation · resolution · finalization · adjournment · signing off · last word · cutoff
call
Contact by phone
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- disconnectTo break a connection
- dial toneSound indicating phone readiness
click · end call · landline · mobile · dropped call · conversation · phone line · busy signal · voicemail · caller
cut short
End before completion
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- mid-sentenceDuring an utterance
- rudeOffensively ill-mannered
sudden · impatient · frustrated · angry · deliberate · storming off · walkout · snub · cold shoulder · dismissal
termination
Act of ending something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
wrap-up · completion · cessation · resolution · finalization · adjournment · signing off · last word · cutoff · disconnection
hook
Curved catching device
- pegWooden pin for fastening
- coat rackFreestanding garment holder
- clotheslineCord for air-drying laundry
nail · rod · display · dangle · mount · closet · pegboard · wall hook · garment · laundry line
- cuts offdisconnects, severs, detaches, unplugs, shuts off
hangs uptakes down
Records or defeats
removes · unhooks · pulls down · retrieves · stores away
hang, hanging, hung, hanger, hanged, overhang, overhanging, unhung, overhung