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Meaning of 'hanging' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hanging [ a.]
- Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
- Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
- Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
2 . Hanging [ n.]
- The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
- Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
- 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.
3 . Hanging [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
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Meaning of 'hanging' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hanging [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
Example in sentence:
  • in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment
Meaning (2):
- decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
Example in sentence:
  • the cold castle walls were covered with hangings
Meaning (3):
- the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
Example in sentence:
  • there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait

Nearby Words:

han han sa han't hanap hanaper hance hanch hand hand flus hand staves

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