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In some senses, lynch is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
lynch
/lɪnt͡ʃ/
name 5verb 2noun 1
Collocations
3VERB + LYNCH
ran
LYNCH + NOUN
astrobiologist, bus, life
PREP.
into, on
Definitions
verb
1
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
Public anger erupted. Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack.
2
To castigate severely.
I telephoned Bill Brandon in Oxford and begged him to get the new refrigeration unit into production before I got lynched.
noun
1
Alternative form of linch.
name
1
A surname from Irish.
2
A placename
3
A placename
4
A placename
5
A placename
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Public anger erupted. Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack.
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I telephoned Bill Brandon in Oxford and begged him to get the new refrigeration unit into production before I got lynched.
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I ran into Mr Lynch on the bus.
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I ran into Mr. Lynch on the bus.
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Lynch is an astrobiologist and geomicrobiologist.
Tatoeba · #977652106
Lynch is studying life in extreme environments on Earth.
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