lynch
to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority: In the 19th and 20th centuries, thousands of southern African Americans were lynched by white mobs.
to criticize, condemn, etc., in public: He’s been unfairly lynched in the media.
Origin of lynch
1synonym study For lynch
Other words from lynch
- lynch·er, noun
- an·ti·lynch·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with lynch
Other definitions for Lynch (2 of 2)
John "Jack", 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
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How to use lynch in a sentence
Another one of her signature songs, “Strange Fruit,” about lynching, was a direct challenge to the racial order of the day.
Audra for the Win: Why Audra McDonald Must Win Tony for Best Actress | Daniel Gross | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI paled and decided this was the end for me, but instead of a lynching I got a round of applause at the end.
Punks, UFOs, and Heroin: How ‘Liquid Sky’ Became a Cult Movie | Daniel Genis | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLeaving things to the Spirit can turn a property dispute into a lynching.
Congress could not pass an anti-lynching law for several decades.
The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates | Jane Ciabattari | March 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe lynching is a composite of numerous lynchings and violence against Negroes in the area in those years and years to follow.
The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates | Jane Ciabattari | March 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Talpers played heavily on the lynching, because he knew the fear of the mob had become an obsession with McFann.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanThe white man who has been restored to absolute power so as to establish social ostracism, segregation and lynching is a success.
Indians, as a rule, have great self-control, but this sight so stirred them that there was very nearly a lynching.
Algonquin Indian Tales | Egerton R. YoungThis man told me that no lynching would ever have taken place had it not been for the uncertainty of the law.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | AnonymousOf all the States, Georgia had the worst record for lynching.
The Soul of John Brown | Stephen Graham
British Dictionary definitions for lynch (1 of 2)
/ (lɪntʃ) /
(tr) (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial
Origin of lynch
1Derived forms of lynch
- lyncher, noun
- lynching, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Lynch (2 of 2)
/ (lɪntʃ) /
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)
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