Hanging

[n] the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
[n] 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"
[n] decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
[adj] supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace"

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Synonyms

dangling, dangling(a), pendant, pendent, supported, suspended, suspension, wall hanging

Related Terms

act drop, asbestos, asbestos board, backdrop, bagging, baggy, batten, beheading, blanket, border, burning, capital punishment, cascading, cloak, cloth, coat, coulisse, counterweight, cover, coverage, covering, covert, coverture, cowl, cowling, crucifixion