hanging
adj : supported from above; "the child dabbled his dangling feet
in the water"; "fuchsias in hanging pots"; "pendent
bunches of grapes"; "a suspended fireplace" [syn: {dangling(a)},
{pendent}, {pendant}, {suspended}]
n 1: something that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a
window; "the cold castle walls were covered with
hangings" [syn: {wall hanging}]
2: 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"
3: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it
moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging
of the portrait" [syn: {suspension}, {dangling}]