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单词 string someone up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to kill (a person) by hanging
Guards rushed into his cell and strung him up.
Synonyms
hang
The five were expected to be hanged at 7 am on Tuesday.
lynch
They were about to lynch him when reinforcements arrived.
gibbet
See string

Additional synonyms

in the sense of lynch
Definition
(of a mob) to kill (a person) for some supposed offence without a trial
They were about to lynch him when reinforcements arrived.
Synonyms
hang,
kill,
execute,
put to death,
string up (informal),
send to the gallows

Nearby words of
string someone up

  • string
  • string along with someone
  • string someone along
  • string someone up
  • string something out
  • stringent
  • stringy

Synonyms of 'string someone up'

string someone up

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