hanging

Meanings

1. 1
   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

2. 2
   noun

   decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

   the cold castle walls were covered with hangings

3. 3
   adj

   Suspended.

   The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.

4. 4
   adj

   Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.

   hanging breaking ball

5. 5
   adj

   Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.

   MUGSEY: Yeah. You fancy ‘im don’ you. LEANNE: No I don’t. Shut yer mouth. MUGSEY: Your mum said he’s gonna end up just like his dad. LEANNE: She don’ even know Bingo. Anyway, I don’t fancy ‘im, ‘e’s hanging.

6. 6
   adj

   Extending beyond the margins of a page.

   hanging punctuation

7. 7
   noun

   The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).

   Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.

8. 8
   noun

   Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).

   The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.

Etymology

From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).