What does "hanging" mean?

The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).

Hanging

Common synonyms include: suspension, a quick drop and a sudden stop, abraham's balsam, act drop, asbestos, asbestos board.

//ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide). countable, uncountable
"Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there."
2
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) wordnet
3
Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters). countable
"The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice."
4
a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead wordnet
5
The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged. uncountable
"I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters."

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Verb

Adjective

1
Suspended. not-comparable
"The hanging vines made the house look older than it was."
2
Unprotected and exposed to capture. not-comparable
3
Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit. not-comparable, slang
"hanging breaking ball"
4
Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting. UK, not-comparable, slang
"MUGSEY: Yeah. You fancy ‘im don’ you. LEANNE: No I don’t. Shut yer mouth. MUGSEY: Your mum said he’s gonna end up just like his dad. LEANNE: She don’ even know Bingo. Anyway, I don’t fancy ‘im, ‘e’s hanging."
5
Extending beyond the margins of a page. not-comparable
"hanging punctuation"