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(lɪntʃ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lynches, present participle lynching, past tense, past participle lynched

verb

If a group of people lynch someone, they kill that person without letting them have a trial, especially by hanging, because they believe that the person has committed a crime.

An enraged crowd went to the local prison determined to lynch the people detainedthere. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: hang, kill, execute, put to death More Synonyms of lynch

lynchingWord forms: plural lynchings variable noun

The state cannot tolerate mob rule and lynching.

lynch in British English

(lɪntʃ)

verb

(transitive)

(of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial

Derived forms

lyncher (ˈlyncher)

noun

lynching (ˈlynching)

noun

Word origin

probably after Charles Lynch (1736–96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials ofTories during the American War of Independence

Lynch in British English

(lɪntʃ)

noun

David. born 1946, US film director; his work includes the films Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and Inland Empire (2006), and the television series Twin Peaks (1990, 1991, and 2017 )

John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917–99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966–73; 1977–79)

lynch in American English

(lɪntʃ)

verb transitive

to murder (an accused person) by mob action and without lawful trial, as by hanging

Derived forms

lyncher (ˈlyncher)

noun

lynching (ˈlynching)

noun

Word origin

< lynch law

Synonyms of 'lynch'

hang, kill, execute, put to death

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British English: lynch VERB

If an angry crowd of people lynch someone, they kill that person by hanging them, without letting them have a trial, because they believe that that person has committed a crime.

They were about to lynch him when reinforcements from the army burst into the room and rescued him.

American English: lynch
Brazilian Portuguese: linchar
Chinese: 对…以私刑绞死
European Spanish: linchar
French: lyncher
German: lynchen
Italian: linciare
Japanese: 絞首刑にする
Korean: 린치를 가하다
European Portuguese: condenar sem julgamento
Latin American Spanish: linchar

(verb) in the sense of hang

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

The five were expected to be hanged at 7 am on Tuesday.

kill

More than 200 people were killed in the disaster.

execute

Roman soldiers could be executed for treason.

put to death

string up (informal)

send to the gallows

Additional synonyms

in the sense of execute

Definition

to put a condemned person to death

Roman soldiers could be executed for treason.

Synonyms

put to death,

kill,

shoot,

hang,

behead,

decapitate,

guillotine,

electrocute

in the sense of kill

Definition

to cause the death of (a person or animal)

More than 200 people were killed in the disaster.

Synonyms

slay,

murder,

execute,

slaughter,

destroy,

waste (informal),

do in (slang),

take out (slang),

massacre,

butcher,

wipe out (informal),

dispatch,

cut down,

erase,

assassinate,

eradicate,

whack (informal),

do away with,

blow away (slang, US),

obliterate,

knock off (slang),

liquidate,

decimate,

annihilate,

neutralize,

exterminate,

terminate (slang),

croak,

mow down,

take (someone's) life,

bump off (slang),

extirpate (archaic),

wipe from the face of the earth (informal)

Synonyms of 'lynch'

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单词	lynch
释义	Trends of lynch View usage for: lynch (lɪntʃ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lynches, present participle lynching, past tense, past participle lynched verb If a group of people lynch someone, they kill that person without letting them have a trial, especially by hanging, because they believe that the person has committed a crime. An enraged crowd went to the local prison determined to lynch the people detainedthere. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hang, kill, execute, put to death More Synonyms of lynch lynchingWord forms: plural lynchings variable noun The state cannot tolerate mob rule and lynching. lynch in British English (lɪntʃ) verb (transitive) (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial Derived forms lyncher (ˈlyncher) noun lynching (ˈlynching) noun Word origin probably after Charles Lynch (1736–96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials ofTories during the American War of Independence Lynch in British English (lɪntʃ) noun 1. David. born 1946, US film director; his work includes the films Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and Inland Empire (2006), and the television series Twin Peaks (1990, 1991, and 2017 ) 2. John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917–99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966–73; 1977–79) lynch in American English (lɪntʃ) US verb transitive to murder (an accused person) by mob action and without lawful trial, as by hanging Derived forms lyncher (ˈlyncher) noun lynching (ˈlynching) noun Word origin < lynch law Synonyms of 'lynch' hang, kill, execute, put to death More Synonyms of lynch In other languages lynch British English: lynch VERB If an angry crowd of people lynch someone, they kill that person by hanging them, without letting them have a trial, because they believe that that person has committed a crime. They were about to lynch him when reinforcements from the army burst into the room and rescued him. American English: lynch Brazilian Portuguese: linchar Chinese: 对…以私刑绞死 European Spanish: linchar French: lyncher German: lynchen Italian: linciare Japanese: 絞首刑にする Korean: 린치를 가하다 European Portuguese: condenar sem julgamento Latin American Spanish: linchar (verb) in the sense of hang 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 The five were expected to be hanged at 7 am on Tuesday. kill More than 200 people were killed in the disaster. execute Roman soldiers could be executed for treason. put to death string up (informal) send to the gallows Additional synonyms in the sense of execute Definition to put a condemned person to death Roman soldiers could be executed for treason. Synonyms put to death, kill, shoot, hang, behead, decapitate, guillotine, electrocute in the sense of kill Definition to cause the death of (a person or animal) More than 200 people were killed in the disaster. Synonyms slay, murder, execute, slaughter, destroy, waste (informal), do in (slang), take out (slang), massacre, butcher, wipe out (informal), dispatch, cut down, erase, assassinate, eradicate, whack (informal), do away with, blow away (slang, US), obliterate, knock off (slang), liquidate, decimate, annihilate, neutralize, exterminate, terminate (slang), croak, mow down, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang), extirpate (archaic), wipe from the face of the earth (informal) Synonyms of 'lynch' lynch Explore 'lynch' in the dictionary
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