lynch
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lynch /lɪntʃ/ verb [transitive] SCSARif a crowd of people lynches someone, they kill them, especially by hanging them, without a trial 用私刑处死〔尤以绞刑〕 —lynching noun [countable]→ See Verb table
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lynch• In the course of the riot the governor of the city was lynched.• Wild street celebrations turned to looting and several unpopular officials were reportedly lynched.• A history of lynching has bred this reflex in her.• A black man was lynched in Mississippi.• One of the city leaders was nearly lynched on Nov. 27 by a mob.• Police stopped a crowd from lynching the attacker, aged 22.• Then he lynched the doe in the trees.• The people did not see the two youths - but if they saw them now they say they would lynch them.Origin lynch (1800-1900) William Lynch (1724-1820), U.S. citizen who organized illegal trials in Virginialynch verbChinese
if crowd someone, of people lynches Corpus a
Lynch
Lynch, Bet 
a character who used to appear in the popular British television programme Coronation Street, and known as Bet Gilroy after she got married. She is what many people think of as a typical barmaid (=a woman who serves drinks in a bar). She had blond hair and large breasts, and wore a lot of make-up and very large earrings.
Lynch, David
(1946–), a US film director, well-known for unusual films, such as The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Dr. (2001). He also made the cult television programme Twin Peaks (1989).
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a character who used to appear in the popular British television programme Coronation Street, and known as Bet Gilroy after she got married. She is what many people think of as a typical barmaid (=a woman who serves drinks in a bar). She had blond hair and large breasts, and wore a lot of make-up and very large earrings.
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(1946–), a US film director, well-known for unusual films, such as The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Dr. (2001). He also made the cult television programme Twin Peaks (1989).
lynch
lynch /lɪntʃ/ verb [transitive]
—lynching noun [countable]
lynch /lɪntʃ/
verb [transitive] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: William Lynch (1724-1820), U.S. citizen who organized illegal trials in Virginia
if a crowd of people lynches someone, they kill them, especially by hanging them, without a trialOrigin: William Lynch (1724-1820), U.S. citizen who organized illegal trials in Virginia
—lynching noun [countable]