hung up meaning (slang): definition, quotations

hung up

adj

Slang Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.

Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know [...]2011, Gotye, Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) [Official Music Video] (yt)

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Of a runner In a position such that the path to the desired base is blocked by a fielder holding the ball; caught in a rundown.

Snap throw to first, and they’ve got Sanchez hung up.

Slang, Usually, With on In love.

I'm hung up on Terry.
I've been so hung up on the idea of being a couple.