hanging
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Is hanging a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.not-comparable
2. (baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.Examples: "hanging breaking ball"; "hanging slider"not-comparableslang
3. (UK, slang, of a person, originally Manchester) Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.Examples: "MUGSEY: Yeah. You fancy ‘im don’ you. LEANNE: No I don’t. Shut yer mouth. MUGSEY: Your mum said he’s gonna end up just like his dad. LEANNE: She don’ even know Bingo. Anyway, I don’t fancy ‘im, ‘e’s hanging."UKnot-comparableslang
noun (English)
1. (countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).Examples: "Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there."; "The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village."; "No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ſteal, or do Murder, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows?"Synonyms: halter, a quick drop and a sudden stop, Abraham's balsam, necktie partycountableuncountable
2. (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).Examples: "The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice."countable
3. (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.Examples: "I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters."uncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary