1. (

• hemp

) a plant fiber ;

2. (

• cannabis ,
• hemp

) any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs ;

3. (

• hangman's_rope ,
• hangman's_halter ,
• halter ,
• hemp ,
• hempen_necktie

) a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging ;