"lynch" meaning in All languages combined

See lynch on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /lɪntʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lynch.wav [UK] Forms: lynch [canonical], lynches [third-person, singular], lynched [past], lynched [past, participle], lynching [present, participle]
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  1. To lynch someone is to hang them and is usually done by a mob of people. Synonyms: execute
    Sense id: simple-lynch-en-verb-OPNAFnKI
     
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