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Definition

To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.

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In Context

  • "When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her."
  • "And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me He'd grown up just like me My boy was just like me."
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Also Said As

  • ring off
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Opposite In Meaning

  • pick up the phone
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Related Idioms

r

ring off the hook

Of a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively.

 h

hang one's hat

To reside; to call a place home.

 c

call up

To call on the telephone.

 d

drop a dime

To make a telephone call.

 h

hang up one's boots

to retire, call it a day (used especially in the context of sports).

 g

give someone a ring

To place a telephone call to someone.
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