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English noun: hanging | |||
| 1. | hanging (artifact) decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window | ||
| Samples | The cold castle walls were covered with hangings. | ||
| Synonyms | wall hanging | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arras, dossal, dossel, Kakemono, lambrequin, tapestry | ||
| 2. | hanging (act) a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead | ||
| Samples | In those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution | ||
| 3. | hanging (act) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | ||
| Samples | There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait. | ||
| Synonyms | dangling, suspension | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support, supporting | ||
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