Hanging

['hæŋɪŋ]

Definition

(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'.

Edited by Hamilton--From WordNet

Definition

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hang

(a.) Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.

(a.) Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.

(a.) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.

(n.) The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.

(n.) Death by suspension; execution by a halter.

(n.) 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.

Typist: Lucas

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Suspension.[2]. Death by the halter.

Checked by Giselle

Unserious Contents or Definition

To see a large concourse of people gathering at a hanging, denotes that many enemies will club together to try to demolish your position in their midst. See Execution.

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Examples

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