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# hangover

noun (a hangover, hangovers)

«hangover» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hangover is the sick feeling, headache and tiredness a person has the day after drinking too much alcohol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/#m1)
2. Something left over from an earlier time that still continues: «a hangover from the old days». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday adult talk, TV and news; children may hear it about grown-ups. In history and formal writing, the second sense is about old habits. Phrases: «have a hangover», «nurse a hangover».

### Examples

- Dad joked he had a hangover after the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/#x1)
- A hangover can cause a headache and thirst. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/#x2)
- The old rule is a hangover from long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/#x3)
- Drink water to avoid feeling bad the next day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/#x4)
- He stayed in bed with a hangover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/#x5)
- This uniform rule is a hangover from the past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Adults' word; drinking alcohol is not for children. Related phrasal verb: «hang over» (be over something). In the «left over» sense it is formal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hangover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hangover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hangover.html) on Mova free.