hanging

Plural: hangings

Noun

• An execution by suspending from a rope.
• decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
  • "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
• 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"
• the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
  • "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
• The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
• Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
• The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.

Verb

• be suspended or hanging
• cause to be hanging or suspended
• kill by hanging
• let drop or droop
• fall or flow in a certain way
• be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
• give heed (to)
• be suspended or poised
• hold on tightly or tenaciously
• be exhibited
• prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
• decorate or furnish with something suspended
• be placed in position as by a hinge
• place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
• suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
• present participle and gerund of hang

Adj

• Suspended.
• Unprotected and exposed to capture.
• Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
• Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.

Examples

• hanging breaking ball
• Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.
• hanging slider
• I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.
• The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.
• The HANGING of the gallows on the board was a clear sign of impending doom for his word.
• The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.
• The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.

Synonyms

advert, attend, cling, dangling, fall, flow, give ear, hang, hang up, pay heed, string up, suspension, wall hanging, Abraham's balsam, a quick drop and a sudden stop, necktie party

Related Words

portiere, portière

Anagrams of hanging