Hanging

1. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
2. The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
3. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
4. Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
5. That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural.
6. of Hang
7. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.