n.
Function: adjective
Date: 12th century
1 : situated or lying on steeply sloping ground
2 a : jutting out : OVERHANGING <a hanging rock> b : supported only by the wall on one side <a hanging staircase>
3 archaic : downcast in appearance
4 : adapted for sustaining a hanging object
5 : deserving, likely to cause, or prone to inflict death by hanging