necklace
(neklɪs )
Word forms: necklaces , necklacing, necklaced
1. countable noun A2
A necklace is a piece of jewellery such as a chain or a string of beads which someone wears round their neck.
...a diamond necklace and matching earrings.
Synonyms: chain, beads, pendant, choker
2. verb [Also VERB noun]
To necklace someone means to kill them by putting a tyre soaked in petrol around their neck and then setting fire to it.
Alleged strike breakers had their houses petrol-bombed or were hacked to death or necklaced. [be VERB-ed]
necklacing Word forms: necklacings variable noun
...the gruesome practice of necklacing.
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Translations:
Chinese: 项链
Japanese: ネックレス