What does hanging mean in cooking?

hanging means: Keep meat and game covered in water until they are tender. (in Cooking Dictionary)

What else does hanging mean?

Method of execution in which the victim is dropped from the ceiling and suspended by a rope around their neck. This can lead to death due to strangulation or severing the spinal cord. (in Merlin Dictionary)

A tapestry is something that’s hung. (in Merlin Dictionary)

An inclination or a slope that descends. (in Merlin Dictionary)

As if you were perched on top of a hill, it would appear that you are hanging down. (in Merlin Dictionary)

This is the ideal tool for hanging something. (in Merlin Dictionary)

A pitch that doesn’t work as it should. (in Merlin Dictionary)

To be hanged. (in Merlin Dictionary)

Sentenced to death by hanging or other severe punishments (in Merlin Dictionary)