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lynch
lynch L0306100 (lĭnch)tr.v. lynched, lynch·ing, lynch·es To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry. [From lynch law.] lynch′er n.lynch′ing n.lynch (lɪntʃ) vb (Law) (tr) (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial[probably after Charles Lynch (1736–96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials of Tories during the American War of Independence] ˈlyncher n ˈlynching n
Lynch (lɪntʃ) n1. (Biography) 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)2. (Biography) John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917–99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966–73; 1977–79)lynch (lɪntʃ) v.t. to put to death, esp. by hanging, by mob action. [1825–35, Amer.; v. use of lynch in lynch law] lynch′er, n. Lynch (lɪntʃ) n. John (Jack), 1917–99, prime minister of Ireland 1966–73, 1977–79. lynch Past participle: lynched Gerund: lynching
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I lynch | you lynch | he/she/it lynches | we lynch | you lynch | they lynch |
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I lynched | you lynched | he/she/it lynched | we lynched | you lynched | they lynched |
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I am lynching | you are lynching | he/she/it is lynching | we are lynching | you are lynching | they are lynching |
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I have lynched | you have lynched | he/she/it has lynched | we have lynched | you have lynched | they have lynched |
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I was lynching | you were lynching | he/she/it was lynching | we were lynching | you were lynching | they were lynching |
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I had lynched | you had lynched | he/she/it had lynched | we had lynched | you had lynched | they had lynched |
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I will lynch | you will lynch | he/she/it will lynch | we will lynch | you will lynch | they will lynch |
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I will have lynched | you will have lynched | he/she/it will have lynched | we will have lynched | you will have lynched | they will have lynched |
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I will be lynching | you will be lynching | he/she/it will be lynching | we will be lynching | you will be lynching | they will be lynching |
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I have been lynching | you have been lynching | he/she/it has been lynching | we have been lynching | you have been lynching | they have been lynching |
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I will have been lynching | you will have been lynching | he/she/it will have been lynching | we will have been lynching | you will have been lynching | they will have been lynching |
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I had been lynching | you had been lynching | he/she/it had been lynching | we had been lynching | you had been lynching | they had been lynching |
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I would lynch | you would lynch | he/she/it would lynch | we would lynch | you would lynch | they would lynch |
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I would have lynched | you would have lynched | he/she/it would have lynched | we would have lynched | you would have lynched | they would have lynched | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | lynch - kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
lynchverb hang, kill, execute, put to death, string up (informal), send to the gallows They were about to lynch him when reinforcements arrived.TranslationsLynch
Lynch1. David. born 1946, US film director; his work includes the films Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), and Mulholland Drive (2001) and the television series Twin Peaks (1990) 2. John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917--99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966--73; 1977--79) Lynch
Lynch (linch), Henry T., 20th-century U.S. oncologist. See: Lynch syndrome. LegalSeeLynchinglynch Related to lynch: Merrill LynchSynonyms for lynchverb hangSynonyms- hang
- kill
- execute
- put to death
- string up
- send to the gallows
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