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free-hanging

free-hanging adjective: hanging clear of other objects and without support from other objects.

Adjective

free-hanging (not comparable)

  1. Hanging clear of other objects and without support from other objects.
  2. Not run in; on a separate line (or multiple separate lines) defined by hard returns.
    Antonyms:
    run in

Antonyms of free-hanging

Forms of free-hanging

alternative formfreehanging

Origin of free-hanging

From free + hanging.

Questions about free-hanging

What does free-hanging mean?
Free-hanging means hanging clear of other objects and without support from other objects.
What part of speech is free-hanging?
Free-hanging is an adjective.

Words near free-hanging in the dictionary

  1. free-handed
  2. free-handedly
  3. free-handedness
  4. free-handing
  5. free-hands
  6. free-hanging
  7. free-hearted
  8. free-heartedly
  9. free-heartedness
  10. free-heel skiing
  11. free-lance

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