hang·ing
hang·ing/ˈhaNGiNG/
noun
- the practice of hanging condemned people as a form of capital punishment."controversial cross-party issues such as hanging"
- a decorative piece of fabric or curtain hung on the wall of a room or around a bed."a beautiful wall hanging"synonyms: drape, curtain, drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, drop scene, tableau curtain, frontal, dossal, drapery, tab
adjective
suspended in the air.
"hanging palls of smoke"
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1. an execution by strangling or breaking the neck by a suspended noose 2. something hung: such as a : curtain b : a covering (such as a tapestry) for a wall
the act of killing someone, especially as a punishment for a serious crime, by dropping that person with a rope tied around their neck: Hanging was abolished ...
3 days ago · verb ; a · to fasten to some elevated point without support from below : suspend. hang a picture on the wall ; b · to suspend by the neck until dead.
noun a suspending or temporary attaching, as of a painting: a careless hanging of pictures. adjective punishable by, deserving, or causing death by hanging.
1. attached to something overhead and not supported from below; suspended; pendulous 2. designed for objects to be hung on 3. leaning over; inclining; ...
Of a wood, garden, walk, etc.: situated on a steep slope, top of a wall, etc., so as to hang over or appear to do so. Hanging Gardens (of Babylon), a transl. of ...
Hanging, execution or murder by strangling or breaking the neck by a suspended noose. Traditional methods involve suspending victims from a gallows or ...
verb phrase · to suspend by placing on a hook, peg, or hanger. · to cause or encounter delay; suspend or slow the progress of: The accident hung up the traffic ...
5 days ago · hang verb (SPEND TIME) ... to spend time relaxing with a person or in a place: hang with Ashley spent most of the evening hanging with her friend.
