HyperDic: lynch

English > 1 sense of the word lynch:
VERBsociallynchkill without legal sanction
lynch > pronunciation
Soundslih'nch
Rhymescinch ... winch: 9 rhymes with ihnch...
English > lynch: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaningkill without legal sanction.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
ModelThey want to lynch the prisoners
Example"The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"
BroaderkillCause to die
Spanishlinchar
Catalanlinxar
Nounslynchingputting a person to death by mob action without due process of law

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