1. The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
   "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait";
   - suspension, dangling
    
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"
    
3. Decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
   "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"; "The colourful wall hanging added warmth to the room";
   - wall hanging

1. Be suspended from above
   "The flag hung on the wall"
    
2. Cause to be hanging or suspended
   "Hang that picture on the wall"; "hang up that picture on the wall";
   - hang up
    
3. Let drop or droop
   "Hang one's head in shame"
    
4. Be suspended or poised
   "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
    
5. Be placed in position as by a hinge
   "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
    
6. Place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
   "hang a door"
    
7. Fall or flow in a certain way
   "This dress hangs well";
   - fall, flow
    
8. Decorate or furnish with something suspended
   "Hang wallpaper"
    
9. Hold on tightly or tenaciously
   "hang on to your father's hands";
   - cling
    
10. Be exhibited
    "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
     
11. Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
    "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
     
12. Give heed (to)
    "She hung on his every word";
    - attend, advert [rare], pay heed, give ear [archaic]
     
13. Prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
    "The controversial evidence hung the jury, forcing a mistrial"
     
14. Suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
    "hang the venison for a few days"
     
15. (of a computer) stop responding to input devices such as keyboard or mouse
    "when I press return the computer hangs"

1. Kill by hanging
   - string up

Derived forms: hangings

Type of: adorn, appear, be, beautify, block, blockade, capital punishment, come out, concern, death penalty, decompose, decorate, decoration, drop, embarrass [archaic], embellish, execute, executing, execution, fancify, fasten, fix, go, grace, grasp, hinder, hold on, interest, listen, locomote, molder [N. Amer], moulder [Brit, Cdn], move, obstruct, occupy, ornament, ornamentation, put to death, rot, secure, stymie, stymy [rare], support, supporting, travel, worry

Encyclopedia: Hanging, drawing and quartering