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- [linch]
- /lɪntʃ/
- /lɪntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [linch]
- /lɪntʃ/
Definitions of lynch word
- verb with object lynch to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority. 1
- noun lynch John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79. 1
- noun lynch (of a mob) kill (someone), especially by hanging, for an alleged offense with or without a legal trial. 1
- transitive verb lynch vigilante mob: kill without trial 1
- verb lynch 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. 0
- verb lynch (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial 0
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Origin of lynch
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35, Americanism; v. use of lynch in lynch law
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Parts of speech for Lynch
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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lynch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lynch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lynch
verb lynch
- hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- string up — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- mob — Digital Technology. (in a video game) a hostile nonplayer character that the player may target and fight.
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