hanging

noun

(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).

(countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).

(uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.

adjective

Suspended.

(chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.

(baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.

(UK, slang, of a person, originally Manchester) Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.

(typography, of a punctuation mark) Extending beyond the margins of a page.

Synonyms for hanging

danglingn pensile hungv hangern suspendedadj pendulousadj pendentn suspensionn swingingn stranglingn

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