hanging in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
   "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
   suspension  dangling  hanging 
   
2. a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
   "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
   hanging 
   
3. decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
   "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
   hanging  wall hanging