Dictionary Definition
lynch v : kill without legal sanction; "The
blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
First attested 1835, from Lynch law that appeared in 1811, which was named after William Lynch.Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪntʃ
Verb
Translations
- Croatian: linčovati
- Finnish: lynkata
- French: lyncher
- Spanish: linchar
Related terms
Extensive Definition
Lynch may be:
- Lynching, also known as Lynch law (named after Charles Lynch, a name for extralegal judgment and punishment, usually by killing
- Terrace (old English), a terrace, also called a "lynch"
- Tribes of Galway, Lynch, one of the fourteen tribes of Galway
- Lynch, Japanese rock band
- Lynch syndrome, a medical condition
- Lynch
(surname), a surname of Irish origin, especially
- Charles Lynch (jurist), judge and American Revolutionary who formulated Lynch Law (b. 1736)
- David Lynch, a famous American filmmaker
- Eric Lynch, American radio personality
- Evanna Lynch, an Irish actress famous for her role Luna Lovegood in the film of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- George Lynch (musician), Hard rock guitarist (b. 1954)
- Jessica Lynch, an American soldier famous for her capture and rescue in the 2003 Iraq War
- John Lynch (disambiguation), Politicians, historians and other popular figures under this name
- Liam Lynch, leader of the IRA
- Marshawn Lynch, Buffalo Bills Running Back
- Merrill Lynch, international finance and insurance
- Peter Lynch, Wall Street investor
- Stephen Lynch, see separate disambiguation page
lynch in Bulgarian: Линч
lynch in German: Lynch
lynch in French: Lynch
lynch in Polish: Lynch
lynch in Russian: Линч
lynch in Finnish: Lynch
lynch in Volapük: Lynch
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
and quarter, annihilate, bereave of life,
carry away, carry off, chloroform, cut down, cut
off, deprive of life, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, do away
with, do for, do to death, draw, end, execute, exterminate, finish, finish off, gibbet, hang, immolate, kill, launch into eternity,
liquidate, make away
with, martyr, martyrize, neck, noose, poison, purge, put away, put down, put to
death, put to sleep, remove from life, sacrifice, scrag, slay, starve, stretch, string up, take life,
take off