(a) The action of suspending somebody or something, dangling; ~ up; ~ bord, a shelf for hanging things from; ~ hok, ?a hook for hanging things; (b) suspension of a patient by the legs as a medical treatment; (c) support by a ligament or membrane.

(a) Execution or suicide by hanging; also fig.; (b) crucifixion.

(a) Decorating with hangings, tapestries, etc.; (b) ~ to, the affixing of a seal to a document; (c) ~ up, the construction of a vault or arch; (d) ~ up, suspension or removal from a benefice.

(a) The condition of being suspended; the drooping of a dog's tail; even ~, hanging in equilibrium; (b) ~ of, dependence on (sth.); (c) the state of being unresolved or unsettled.

(a) A hook or the like on which something is hung; (b) the hinge on which a door or gate is set; also, the action of installing a door on its hinges; (c) ?the shoulder of a hill.

(a) A piece of tapestry for decorating a hall; an ornamental hanging for a room, an altar, etc.; ?also, a curtain; ~ bed, ?a bed with hangings, ?some kind of suspended bed; ~ cloth, a decorative hanging; (b) an appendage or appurtenance to a piece of property.