- hanging, wall hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
--1 is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation
--1 has particulars:dossal, dossel; Kakemono; lambrequin; tapestry, arras Derived forms: verb hang12, verb hang1, verb hang2 - hanging - 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"
--2 is a kind of execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty
Derived form: verb hang3 - suspension, dangling, hanging - the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
--3 is a kind of support, supporting
Derived form: verb hang8
- hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun hanging1
The lights hang from the ceiling
- hang, hang up - cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"
--2 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun hanger1, noun hanger2, noun hanging1
They hang the lights from the ceiling
- hang, string up - kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"
--3 is one way to execute, put to death
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun hanging2
They want to hang the prisoners
- hang - let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"
--4 is one way to drop
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- hang, fall, flow - fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun hang2
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- hang - be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
--6 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear - give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
--7 is one way to listen
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
=> Somebody ----s PP
- hang - be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun hanging3
Some big birds hang in the tree
There hang some big birds in the tree
- cling, hang - hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
--9 is one way to grasp, hold on
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- hang - be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
--11 is one way to obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- hang - decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"
--12 is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun hanging1
Somebody ----s something
- hang - be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"
Sample sentence:
The doors hang
- hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"
--14 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentence:
They want to hang the doors
- hang - of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
--15 is one way to decompose, rot, molder, moulder
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something ----s something
- hang, fall, flow - fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"