MetaGlossary.com: Hanging

Keywords: Suspend, Gibbet, Gallows, Pendent, Portrait

Related Terms: Baluster, Becket, Bitts, Dangle, Deck, Drop, Fender, Fish , Gallows, Gangway, Gibbet, Guy, Handrail, Horse, Lash, Newel, Nosing, Parrel, Pendant, Pendent, Rail, Rib, Slat , Stanchion, Stringer, Suspensory, Taffrail, Truck, Newel Post, Bolt Rope, Balustrade, Dodger, Stanchions, Balusters, Coaming, A-Frame, Bulwarks, Spray Skirt, Risers, Gin Pole, Treads, Chafing Gear, Gunwales, Stringers, String, Tandem Cap, Trampoline, Shoe Rail, Stair Riser, Stair Tread

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Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.

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The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.

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To suspend meat so that the flavour matures

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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"

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Keywords: Prise, Pawn, Unprotected, Abreast, Capture

Related Terms: Zugzwang, Blockade , Breakthrough, Capture, Castling, En Passant, Knockdown, Knock-Off, Majority, Mate, Pawn, Piece, Queen, Riposte, Smothered Mate, Weakness, Closed Game, Connected Passed Pawns, Attack, Barrage , Remise, Minority Attack, Fork , Pin, Hole, Middlegame, Passed Pawn, Threat, Isolated Pawn, Material, Backward Pawn, Counter-Attack, Discovered Attack, Discovered Check, Doubled Pawns, Half-Open File, Pawn Chain, Pawn Island, Pawn Structure, Poisoned Pawn, Promote, Double Attack, En Prise, Interpose, Overprotection, Pawn Storm, Bad Bishop, Weak Square, Priority

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An unprotected piece or pawn exposed to capture is said to be hanging.

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An unprotected piece or pawn. Same as " En prise".

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A slang term for a piece left en prise. (See also en prise.)

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A pawn or piece subject to immediate capture. Also "En prise".

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Keywords: Horse, Veer, Endeavours, Erratically, Race

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Where a horse holds its head to the side causing it to race erratically.

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The inclination to run in (or out) during a race. When hanging in, a horse will have a tendency to veer towards the inside running rail or fence, while when hanging out, a horse will have a tendency to veer towards the outside running rail. A horse that is hanging will often check other runners which happen to be in its path.

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when a horse does not run straight as it comes under pressure during a race, usually at the finish. The jockey must make all endeavours to ensure his mount runs in a straight line. Horse: term used to describe a male horse four years or older.

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A term to describe a horse not running straight

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