- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- the putting of a person to death by suspending the body by the neck from a noose
- (as modifier)
- 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
- not supported from below; suspended
- undecided; still under discussion
- inclining or projecting downwards; overhanging
- situated on a steep slope or in a high place
- given to issuing harsh sentences, esp death sentences
- unpleasant
- chess See hanging pawn
