Definition of hanging
- 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.