Definitions
hanging Tweet Definition of hanging Like Definition of hanging on Facebook
noun 
  1. (uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to execute that person (or to commit suicide).
Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.
  1. (countable) A public event at which a person is hanged.
The of the bandits was attended by the whole village.
  1. (countable) Anything wide, high and rather thin that is hang, hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, wallpaper or posters).
The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice.
  1. (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
I dislike the cramped in the gallery of 18th century painters.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: behang
    (trans-mid)
  • German: Hí¤ngung
    (trans-mid)
verb 
  1. (present participle of, hang)
adjective 
  1. suspend, Suspended.
The vines made the house look older than it was.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: hangend, hangende
  • French: suspendu , suspendue
  • German: hí¤ngend
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: sospeso , sospesa
    (trans-bottom)

Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for hanging for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.

     
  

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.