Public execution

adjective

1. Situated or lying on steeply sloping ground
2. Jutting out overhanging

   "a hanging rock"

3. Supported only by the wall on one side

   "a hanging staircase"

4. Downcast in appearance
5. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object
6. Deserving, likely to cause, or prone to inflict death by hanging

noun

1. An execution by strangling or breaking the neck by a suspended noose
2. Curtain
3. A covering (such as a tapestry) for a wall
4. A downward slope declivity

verb

1. To fasten to some elevated point without support from below suspend

   "hang a picture on the wall"

2. To suspend by the neck until dead
3. To fasten so as to allow free motion within given limits upon a point of suspension

   "hang a door"

4. To adjust the hem of (a skirt) so as to hang evenly and at a proper height
5. To furnish with hanging decorations (such as flags or bunting)

   "Hang the windows with velvet curtains."

6. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner

   "hung his head in shame"

7. To apply to a wall

   "hang wallpaper"

8. To display (pictures) in a gallery
9. To throw (a pitch, such as a curveball) so that it fails to break properly
10. To make (a turn) especially while driving

    "hang a right"

11. Base, found

    "something to hang our hopes on"

12. To remain suspended or fastened to some point above without support from below dangle
13. To die by being suspended by the neck
14. To be connected as something relevant or related

    "thereby hangs a tale"

15. To hover or remain stationary in the air

    "clouds hanging low overhead"

16. Linger, persist

    "The thought hung in her mind for days."

17. To be imminent impend

    "doom hung over the nation"

18. To fall or droop from a usually tense or taut position

    "let the reins hang loose on the horse's back"

19. Depend

    "election hangs on one vote"

20. To be burdensome or oppressive

    "time hangs on his hands"

21. To be uncertain or in suspense

    "the decision is still hanging"

22. To lean, incline, or jut over or downward

    "a rocky cliff that hangs overhead"

23. To be in a state of rapt attention

    "hung on her every word"

24. To fit or fall from the figure in easy lines

    "the coat hangs loosely"

25. To pass time idly or in relaxing or socializing hang around, hang out

    "hanging with friends"

26. To fail to break or drop as intended

noun

1. Indention of all the lines of a paragraph except the first

noun

1. An ornamental heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) that has long hanging flower clusters bearing flowers enclosed in large bright red bracts tipped in yellow and green

   "The hanging lobster claw is the most well-known heliconia and grows best in tropical regions, but there are others that are better suited to our gardens."

noun

1. The obvious or easy things that can be most readily done or dealt with in achieving success or making progress toward an objective

   "Maria and Victor have about three months' living expenses set aside. That's actually pretty good …. But I urged them to do better …. Looking at their monthly expenses, we found a few pieces of low-hanging fruit: Two hundred dollars a month on clothes? I don't think so. Another $155 for hair and manicures? Denied."

noun

1. An adventure serial or melodrama
2. A contest whose outcome is in doubt up to the very end

verb

1. Hang

verb

1. To pass time idly or in relaxing or socializing

   "spent the day just hanging around with her friends"

2. To stay in or at a place for a period of time

   "had to hang around for over an hour, waiting for the bus"

3. To pass time or stay in or at (a place) or in the company of (someone)

   "hung around the house all day"

verb

1. To drag behind others
2. To be reluctant