lynch
/lɪnt͡ʃ/ verb C2- To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
- To castigate severely.
He/she/it lynches · Past lynched · Past participle lynched · -ing form lynching
Verb forms
- Base form
- lynch
- He/she/it
- lynches
- Past
- lynched
- Past participle
- lynched
- -ing form
- lynching
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Victor Lynch, the forger.
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