An unprotected piece, in harm's way. In chess parlance, to hang a piece means to leave it hanging: i.e., placed on the board so it can be easily captured without consequence.
Its important to emphasise the "without consequence" of this definition. hanging peices is always a blunder [mistake].
if you have thought about your move, and decided to leave a 'peice hanging' then it would be better described as a sacrifice.
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