hanging.html - n. & adj.
--n.

1 a the practice or an act of executing by hanging a person. b (attrib.) meriting or causing this (a hanging offence).
2 (usu. in pl.) draperies hung on a wall etc.

--adj.

that hangs or is hung; suspended.

hanging gardens gardens laid out on a steep slope. hanging valley a valley, usu. tributary, above the level of the valleys or plains it joins.

hanging.html - n. & adj.
--n.

1 a the practice or an act of executing by hanging a person. b (attrib.) meriting or causing this (a hanging offence).
2 (usu. in pl.) draperies hung on a wall etc.

--adj.

that hangs or is hung; suspended.

hanging gardens gardens laid out on a steep slope. hanging valley a valley, usu. tributary, above the level of the valleys or plains it joins.

hanging.html - See: GO HANG, GIVE A HANG or CARE A HANG, GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE, AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF, LEAVE HANGING or LEAVE HANGING IN THE AIR.

hanging.html - {v.}, {informal} 1. To pass time or stay near without any real purpose or aim; loaf near or in. * /The principal warned the students not to hang around the corner drugstore after school./ Compare: HANG OUT(1). 2. To spend time or associate, * /Jim hangs around with some boys who live in his neighborhood./

hanging.html - 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. * /Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back./ 2. To hesitate or be unwilling to do something. * /Lou wanted Fred to join the club, but Fred hung off./

hanging.html - 1. To stay some distance behind or away, be unwilling to move forward. * /Mary offered the little girl candy, but she was shy and hung back./ 2. To hesitate or be unwilling to do something. * /Lou wanted Fred to join the club, but Fred hung off./