[noun] decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" Synonyms:wall
[noun] 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"
[noun] the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" Synonyms:suspension, dangling
