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HANGING
suspension, dangling, hanging
(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”
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”
hanging, wall hanging
(noun) decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; “the cold castle walls were covered with hangings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
hanging
present participle of hang
Adjective
hanging (not comparable)
Suspended.
(chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
(baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher hence relatively easy to hit.
(UK, slang, of a person) ugly; very unattractive
Etymology 2
Noun
hanging (countable and uncountable, plural hangings)
(uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
(countable) A sometimes public event at which a person is hanged.
(countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins or posters).
(uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
Synonyms
• (execution): a quick drop and a sudden stop, Abraham's balsam, hempen elixir, necktie party
Source: Wiktionary
Hang"ing, a.
1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter. "What a hanging face!" Dryden.
2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges. Hanging compass, a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath.
– Hanging garden, a garden sustained at an artificial elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.
– Hanging indentation. See under Indentation.
– Hanging rail (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to which hinges are attached.
– Hanging side (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein.
– Hanging sleeves. (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders. (b) Loose, flowing sleeves.
– Hanging stile. (Arch.) (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured. (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are fastened.
– Hanging wall (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein.
Hang"ing, n.
1. The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
2. Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
3. That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural. Nor purple hangings clothe the palace walls. Dryden.
HANG
Hang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hanged (hngd) or Hung (; p. pr. & vb. n. Hanging. The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when reference is had to death or execution by suspension, and it is also more common.] Etym: [OE. hangen, hangien, v. t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h, v. t. (imp. heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang, v. i. D. hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, hängen, v. t, Isel hanga, v. i., Goth. hahan, v. t. (imp. haĂhah), hahan, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh. to L. cunctari to delay. sq. root37. ]
1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner.
2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc.
3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.]
4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc. Hung be the heavens with black. Shak. And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils. Dryden.
6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame. Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. Milton. To hang down, to let fall below the proper position; to bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or, elliptically, to hang the head.
– To hang fire (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire; hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.
Hang, v. i.
1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.
2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.
3. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck. [R.] "Sir Balaam hangs." Pope.
4. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point. "Two infants hanging on her neck." Peacham.
5. To be, or be like, a suspended weight. Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. Addison.
6. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.
7. To lean or incline; to incline downward. To decide which way hung the victory. Milton. His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. Pope.
8. To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
9. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed. A noble stroke he lifted high, Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell On the proud crest of Satan. Milton. To hang around, to loiter idly about.
– To hang back, to hesitate; to falter; to be reluctant. "If any one among you hangs back." Jowett (Thucyd.).
– To hang by the eyelids. (a) To hang by a very slight hold or tenure. (b) To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete.
– To hang in doubt, to be in suspense.
– To hang on (with the emphasis on the preposition), to keep hold; to hold fast; to stick; to be persistent, as a disease.
– To hang on the lips, words, etc., to be charmed by eloquence.
– To hang out. (a) To be hung out so as to be displayed; to project. (b) To be unyielding; as, the juryman hangs out against an agreement. [Colloq.] (c) to lounge around a particular place; as, teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days -- To hang over. (a) To project at the top. (b) To impend over.
– To hang to, to cling.
– To hang together. (a) To remain united; to stand by one another. "We are all of a piece; we hang together." Dryden. (b) To be self- consistent; as, the story does not hang together. [Colloq.] -- To hang upon. (a) To regard with passionate affection. (b) (Mil.) To hover around; as, to hang upon the flanks of a retreating enemy.
Hang, n.
1. The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.
2. Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse. [Colloq.]
3. A sharp or steep declivity or slope. [Colloq.] To get the hang of, to learn the method or arrangement of; hence, to become accustomed to. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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