Hanging1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hang.
2. (a.) Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
3. (a.) Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
4. (a.) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
5. (n.) The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
6. (n.) Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
7. (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.
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