Definitions

1. noun

a game in which a person thinks of a word, and the other players try to guess the word by suggesting letters; if a letter is not in the word, the other person draws a part of a hangman’s gallows

“The kids love playing hangman in their free time.”

2. noun

a person who is hanged or is about to be hanged

“The crowd watched the hangman being led to the gallows.”

3. verb

to suspend (something) from a rope or a hook, typically in order to hang it up

“Hang the coat on the hook, it’s getting wet.”

4. verb

to cause (a person) to be hanged, typically as a punishment

“The dictator ordered his enemies to be hanged in the public square.”

5. verb

to engage in a game of guessing a word by suggesting letters

“Let’s hangman to pass the time on this road trip.”