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Quick definitions from WordNet (hanging)
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window ("The cold castle walls were covered with hangings")
▸ noun: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) ("There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait")
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▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window ("The cold castle walls were covered with hangings")
▸ noun: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) ("There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait")
▸ Also see hung
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to hanging
▸ Usage examples for hanging
▸ Idioms related to hanging (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing hanging
▸ Words that often appear near hanging
▸ Rhymes of hanging
▸ Invented words related to hanging