Hanging (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
Decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.