hanging

Meaning

1. present participle and gerund of hang
2. Suspended.
3. Unprotected and exposed to capture.
4. Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
5. Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.
6. Extending beyond the margins of a page.
7. The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
8. Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
9. The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.

Etymology / origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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