Hanging

//ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Suspended. not-comparable

    "The hanging vines made the house look older than it was."

  2. 2
    Unprotected and exposed to capture. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit. not-comparable, slang

    "hanging breaking ball"

  4. 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. 5
    Extending beyond the margins of a page. not-comparable

    "hanging punctuation"

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hang form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology 3

From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).

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