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