| Definitions of 'Hanging' |
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1. (noun) hanging, wall hanging
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
"the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
2. (noun) hanging
a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
"in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
3. (noun) suspension, dangling, hanging
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
"there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
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| Definitions of 'Hanging' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Hanging
requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter
2. (adj) Hanging
suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves
3. (adj) Hanging
adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges
4. (noun) Hanging
the act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended
5. (noun) Hanging
death by suspension; execution by a halter
6. (noun) Hanging
that which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural
7. Hanging
of Hang
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