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What does hanging mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hanging? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. present participle of hang
Adjective
  1. Suspended.
  2. (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
  3. (baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher hence relatively easy to hit.
  4. (Britain, slang, of a person) ugly; very unattractive
Noun
  1. (uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to execute that person (or to commit suicide).
  2. (countable) A sometimes public event at which a person is hanged.
  3. (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins or posters).
  4. (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
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