hanging
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Noun
- A form of capital punishment where a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until they are dead.
- Synonym: lynching
- There was a hanging in Carson City.
Verb
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Present participle |
- The present participle of hang. To kill by hanging.
- Nebraska is hanging him next week.
Related words
- hanging judge
- hangman
Verb 2
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- The present participle of hang. Suspended.
- Your shirt is hanging in the closet.
Synonyms
Related words
- hanger
- coat hanger
- hang up
- capital punishment
- death
- noose
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