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.