hanging

n. act of suspending; act of executing by suspending by the neck (from a gallows, gibbet, etc.); something that is hung (such as drapes, tapestry, etc.); descending slope, inclination going down

adj. located on a sharp descent or slope; overhanging; suitable to hold something that hangs; that deserves death by hanging

v. suspend; be suspended; attach, affix; let droop; execute by suspending by the neck (from a gallows, gibbet, etc.); depend; be closely attentive; be stuck, stop working (Computers)

This page is about death by hanging. For other uses, see hang. Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck, although it formerly also referred to crucifixion.The preferred past tense and past participle in English is hanged, whereas all other senses of the verb to hang use hung (although hung is still a correct, but lesser-used form in this context).For lack of a better term, "hanging" has also been used to describe a method of suicide in which a person applies a ligature to the neck and brings about unconsciousness and then death, by means of partial suspension or partial weight-bearing on the ligature. This method has been most often used in prisons or other institutions, where full suspension support is difficult to devise. The earliest known use in this sense was in A.D. 1300.
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Noun
1. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
(synonym) wall hanging
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
(hyponym) dossal, dossel
(derivation) hang
2. 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"
(hypernym) execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty
(derivation) hang, string up
3. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
(synonym) suspension, dangling
(hypernym) support, supporting
(derivation) hang

Noun
1. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"
(synonym) bent, knack
(hypernym) endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment
2. the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
(hypernym) fit
(derivation) fall, flow
3. a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
(hypernym) gymnastic exercise
(hyponym) bent hang
Verb
1. be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
(hyponym) overhang, beetle
(derivation) hanging, wall hanging
2. cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"
(synonym) hang up
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) suspend
(derivation) hanger
3. kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"
(synonym) string up
(hypernym) execute, put to death
(hyponym) halter
(derivation) hanging
4. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"
(hypernym) drop
5. fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
(synonym) fall, flow
6. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) brood, hover, loom, bulk large
7. give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
(synonym) attend, advert, pay heed, give ear
(hypernym) listen
(hyponym) fixate
8. be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
(derivation) suspension, dangling, hanging
9. hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
(synonym) cling
(hypernym) grasp, hold on
10. be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
11. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
(hypernym) obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
12. decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(derivation) hanging, wall hanging
13. be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
14. place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
15. of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
(hypernym) decompose, rot, molder, moulder

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Hang
  

(n.)
The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
  

(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.
  

(n.)
Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
  

(a.)
Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
  

(a.)
Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
  

(a.)
Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
  

1. To wait for an event that will never occur. "The system is hanging because it can't read from the crashed drive". See wedged, hung.
2. To wait for some event to occur; to hang around until something happens. "The program displays a menu and then hangs until you type a character." Compare block.
3. To attach a peripheral device, especially in the construction "hang off": "We're going to hang another tape drive off the file server." Implies a device attached with cables, rather than something that is strictly inside the machine's chassis.