n.1. A method of execution whereby the person is dropped and suspended from a rope around the neck, resulting in death from severing of the spinal cord, strangulation, or other causes.
2. Something, such as a tapestry, that is hung.
3. A descending slope or an inclination.
adj.1. Situated, as on a steep slope, so as to appear to hang down: a hanging garden.
2. Projecting downward or outward; overhanging: hanging vines; a hanging staircase.
3. Suited for holding something that hangs: a hanging rack.
4. Baseball Being a pitch that fails to break as intended.
5. a. Deserving death by hanging: a hanging crime.
b. Disposed to inflict severe sentences, such as death by hanging: a hanging judge.