Oxford Dictionary English hang up phrasal verbphrasal verb Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsPhrasal Verbs hang up Add to my wordlistjump to other results to end a telephone conversation by putting the telephone receiver down or switching the telephone off After I hung up I remembered what I'd wanted to say.hang somethingup Add to my wordlistjump to other results(informal) to finish using something for the last time Ruth has hung up her dancing shoes. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com