hanging

[ hang-ing ]

/ ˈhæŋ ɪŋ /

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noun

the act, an instance, or the form of capital punishment carried out by suspending one by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, or the like, until dead.

Often hangings. something that hangs or is hung on the walls of a room, as a drapery or tapestry.

a suspending or temporary attaching, as of a painting: a careless hanging of pictures.

adjective

punishable by, deserving, or causing death by hanging: a hanging crime; a hanging offense.

inclined to inflict death by hanging: a hanging jury.

suspended; pendent; overhanging: a hanging cliff.

situated on a steep slope or at a height: a hanging garden.

directed downward: a hanging look.

made, holding, or suitable for a hanging object.

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Origin of hanging

1250–1300; Middle English (noun, adj.), Old English hangande (adj.) See hang, -ing¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM hanging

hang·ing·ly, adverbun·hang·ing, adjective

Words nearby hanging

hang glider, hang gliding, hang, hanged, hangi, hang in, hanging, hangingfly, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, hanging glacier, hanging indentation, hanging indention

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Some “hanging judges” have handed down hundreds of death sentences at a time.
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The first day of Liberty, I was hanging around waiting for Ford to come in.
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I went to his joint once, back when I was first hanging out in New York, doing plays.
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We have a shrewd idea that he may be hanging in the neighbourhood again very shortly.
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In one prison he found a cell so narrow and noisome that the poor wretch who inhabited it begged as a mercy for hanging.
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Against the wall was a large wardrobe closet; stage costumes were hanging in it.
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Some of the wretched men who were dragged before him he threatened with hanging unless they gave him most or all that they owned.
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And he took with him his cane with the crook on the handle, hanging it over his paw.
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British Dictionary definitions for hanging

hanging

/ (ˈhæŋɪŋ) /

noun

the putting of a person to death by suspending the body by the neck from a noose
(as modifier)a hanging offence

(often plural) a decorative textile such as a tapestry or drapery hung on a wall or over a window

the act of a person or thing that hangs

adjective

not supported from below; suspended

undecided; still under discussion

inclining or projecting downwards; overhanging

situated on a steep slope or in a high place

(prenominal) given to issuing harsh sentences, esp death sentencesa hanging judge

Northern English informal unpleasant

chess See hanging pawn

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