lynch

[ linch ]
/ lɪntʃ /

verb (used with object)

to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.

Origin of lynch

1825–35, Americanism; v. use of lynch in lynch law

synonym study for lynch

See hang.

OTHER WORDS FROM lynch

lynch·er, noun an·ti·lynch·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lynch

hang lynch (see synonym study at hang)

Definition for lynch (2 of 2)

Lynch
[ linch ]
/ lɪntʃ /

noun

JohnJack,1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.

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British Dictionary definitions for lynch (1 of 2)

lynch
/ (lɪntʃ) /

verb

(tr) (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial

Derived forms of lynch

lyncher, noun lynching, noun

Word Origin for lynch

probably after Charles Lynch (1736–96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials of Tories during the American War of Independence

British Dictionary definitions for lynch (2 of 2)

Lynch
/ (lɪntʃ) /

noun

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)
John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917–99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966–73; 1977–79)