noun death by suspension; execution by a halter.
2. hanging ·adj suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
3. hanging ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of hang.
4. hanging ·adj requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
5. hanging ·noun the act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
6. hanging ·adj adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
7. hanging ·noun 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.