HANGING Definition & Meaning

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hanging

[hang-ing]

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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.

hanging

/ ˈ��æŋɪŋ /

noun

1. the putting of a person to death by suspending the body by the neck from a noose
2. ( 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 sentences
a hanging judge
informal��unpleasant
chess See hanging pawn

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

hangingly adverb
unhanging adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hanging¹

1250–1300; Middle English (noun, adj.), Old English hangande (adj.) See hang, -ing ¹, -ing ²

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She told local children's services in 2004 that she was "hanging around" with groups of older men, drinking and taking cannabis, the court heard.

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Australia suffered a dramatic second-innings batting collapse to leave the World Test Championship final hanging in the balance after another topsy-turvy day dominated by the bowlers at Lord's.

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Brian Wilson walked into his manager’s Beverly Hills office looking fit enough to be hanging 10 on a surfboard, something he immortalized in the old Beach Boys songs.

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The 30-year-old fast bowler had come into the match with something of a cloud hanging over him having recently served a short ban for recreational drug use.

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In the poems of Emily Dickinson, em dashes signpost alertness and urgency as they halt sentences and leave readers hanging at the ends of lines, hoping for a resolution.

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hang in hangingfly

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