hanging

/ˈhæŋɪŋ/
/ˈheɪŋɪŋ/
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Other forms: hangings

Definitions of hanging
  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”
    synonyms: dangling, suspension
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    type of:
    support, supporting
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
  2. noun
    a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
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    type of:
    capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution
    putting a condemned person to death
  3. noun
    decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
    “the cold castle walls were covered with hangings”
    synonyms: wall hanging
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    dossal, dossel
    an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel
    Kakemono
    a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom
    lambrequin
    short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
    arras, tapestry
    a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
    type of:
    decoration, ornament, ornamentation
    something used to beautify
Pronunciation
US
/ˈhæŋɪŋ/
UK
/ˈheɪŋɪŋ/
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