"free-hanging" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: free + hanging Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|hanging}} free + hanging Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} free-hanging (not comparable)
  1. (construction) Hanging clear of other objects and without support from other objects. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Construction
    Sense id: en-free-hanging-en-adj-pkHRSvIn Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
  2. (editing, typography; said of headings or list items) Not run in; on a separate line (or multiple separate lines) defined by hard returns. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-free-hanging-en-adj-rhLVKxtv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Topics: communications, editing, journalism, literature, media, publishing, typography, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: freehanging Related terms: free-falling, freefalling, free-flowing, free running, freerunning, free-standing, freestanding

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