hanging (redirected from Hangings)

hang·ing  (hngng)

n.

1. Execution on a gallows.

2. Something, such as a tapestry, that is hung.

3. A descending slope or an inclination.

adj.

1. Situated on a sharp declivity.

2. Projecting downward; overhanging.

3. Suited for holding something that hangs.

4.

a. Deserving death by hanging: a hanging crime.

b. Disposed to inflict severe sentences, such as death by hanging: a hanging judge.

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hanging

Noun

1. the act or practice of putting a person to death by suspending the body by the neck

2. a large piece of cloth hung on a wall as a decoration

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" wall hanging decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify dossal, dossel - an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel Kakemono - a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom lambrequin - short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing arras, tapestry - a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
	2.	hanging - 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" capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution - putting a condemned person to death
	3.	hanging - the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" dangling, suspension supporting, support - the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support"

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hanging

adjective suspended, swinging, dangling, loose, flopping, flapping, floppy, drooping, unattached, unsupported, pendent

Translations

hanging [ˈhæŋɪŋ] n (= execution) → ejecución f (en la horca)

hanging [ˈhæŋɪŋ] n (= execution) → pendaison f

hanging [ˈhæŋɪŋ] hang n (execution) → Hinrichtung f durch den Strang;

(for wall) → Wandbehang m

hanging [ˈhæŋɪŋ] n (= execution) → impiccagione f