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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lynch /lɪntʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to put to death, esp. by hanging, by the action of a mob that does not have legal authority.
lynch•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lynch (linch),USA pronunciation v.t. - to put to death, esp. by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- verb, verbal use of lynch in lynch law 1825–35, American.
- Biographical John (Jack), born 1917, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lynch /lɪntʃ/ vb - (transitive) (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial
Etymology: probably after Charles Lynch (1736–96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials of Tories during the American War of Independenceˈlyncher n ˈlynching n Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Lynch /lɪntʃ/ n - David. born 1946, US film director; his work includes the films Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), and Mulholland Drive (2001) 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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