| 释义 |
lynch
I. \ˈlinch\ noun
or lyn·chet \ˈlinchə̇t\
(plural lynches or lyn·chets \lynch alter. of linch, alter. of 1link; lynchet alter. of linch + -et\)
1. Britain : a terrace or ridge on the face of a down
2. Britain : a ridge or strip of unplowed land forming a boundary between fields
II. \ˈlinch\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: lynch law
1.
a. archaic : to beat or otherwise do physical violence to by mob action
< had been lynched, tarred and feathered, and sent down the Missouri on a frail raft — Lawrence (Kansas) Republican >
b. : to hang or otherwise kill by mob action in punishment of a presumed crime or offense
< had recently been lynched by burning — S.C.Webster >
2. : to subject to scorn, defamation, or ridicule by violent attack in speech or writing
< liberalism … had not been condemned in the court of human reason, but lynched outside of it — M.R.Cohen >
• lynch·er \-chə(r)\ noun -s |