lynch

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /lɪntʃ/

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Verb

Plain form lynch

Third-person singular lynches

Past tense lynched

Past participle lynched

Present participle lynching

1. To lynch someone is to hang them and is usually done by a mob of people.
   • Synonym: execute

   Do not lynch her, it is against the law!

Related words

• lynching