hang·ing /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
1. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
synset: hanging, wall_hanging
2. 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"
synset: hanging
3. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
synset: suspension, dangling, hanging
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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