lynch

BrE /lɪntʃ/ AmE /lɪntʃ/

verb en → es

past lynched pp lynched ing lynching

1 EXECUTION [transitive] C1

to kill someone by hanging them without a legal trial, especially because people think the person is guilty of a crime

linchar

  • lynch somebody

Collocations lynch someone to death

  • The mob decided to lynch the man.

    La multitud decidió linchar al hombre.

2 VIOLENCE [transitive] C1

to attack someone violently, especially by hanging them without a legal trial

atacar violentamente, linchar

  • lynch somebody

Collocations lynch someone violently

  • The crowd lynch the suspect.

    La multitud atacó violentamente al sospechoso.