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Meaning of "lynch" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LYNCH

Probably after Charles Lynch (1736–96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials of Tories during the American War of Independence.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LYNCH

lynch  [lɪntʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LYNCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lynch is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lynch in English.

WHAT DOES LYNCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lynch

Lynch may refer to: ▪ Lynching, also known as Lynch law, an extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob, often by hanging...

Definition of lynch in the English dictionary

The definition of lynch in the dictionary is to punish for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LYNCH

PRESENT

Present
I lynch
you lynch
he/she/it lynches
we lynch
you lynch
they lynch
Present continuous
I am lynching
you are lynching
he/she/it is lynching
we are lynching
you are lynching
they are lynching
Present perfect
I have lynched
you have lynched
he/she/it has lynched
we have lynched
you have lynched
they have lynched
Present perfect continuous
I have been lynching
you have been lynching
he/she/it has been lynching
we have been lynching
you have been lynching
they have been lynching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I lynched
you lynched
he/she/it lynched
we lynched
you lynched
they lynched
Past continuous
I was lynching
you were lynching
he/she/it was lynching
we were lynching
you were lynching
they were lynching
Past perfect
I had lynched
you had lynched
he/she/it had lynched
we had lynched
you had lynched
they had lynched
Past perfect continuous
I had been lynching
you had been lynching
he/she/it had been lynching
we had been lynching
you had been lynching
they had been lynching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lynch
you will lynch
he/she/it will lynch
we will lynch
you will lynch
they will lynch
Future continuous
I will be lynching
you will be lynching
he/she/it will be lynching
we will be lynching
you will be lynching
they will be lynching
Future perfect
I will have lynched
you will have lynched
he/she/it will have lynched
we will have lynched
you will have lynched
they will have lynched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lynching
you will have been lynching
he/she/it will have been lynching
we will have been lynching
you will have been lynching
they will have been lynching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lynch
you would lynch
he/she/it would lynch
we would lynch
you would lynch
they would lynch
Conditional continuous
I would be lynching
you would be lynching
he/she/it would be lynching
we would be lynching
you would be lynching
they would be lynching
Conditional perfect
I would have lynch
you would have lynch
he/she/it would have lynch
we would have lynch
you would have lynch
they would have lynch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lynching
you would have been lynching
he/she/it would have been lynching
we would have been lynching
you would have been lynching
they would have been lynching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lynch
we let´s lynch
you lynch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lynch
Past participle
lynched
Present Participle
lynching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LYNCH


bullfinch
ˈbʊlˌfɪntʃ
chaffinch
ˈtʃæfɪntʃ
chinch
tʃɪntʃ
cinch
sɪntʃ
clinch
klɪntʃ
finch
fɪntʃ
flinch
flɪntʃ
goldfinch
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪntʃ
greenfinch
ˈɡriːnˌfɪntʃ
grinch
ɡrɪntʃ
hawfinch
ˈhɔːˌfɪntʃ
inch
ɪntʃ
linch
lɪntʃ
microinch
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɪntʃ
Minch
mɪntʃ
pinch
pɪntʃ
quinche
kwɪntʃ
rosefinch
ˈrəʊzˌfɪntʃ
squinch
skwɪntʃ
winch
wɪntʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LYNCH

lymphopoiesis
lymphopoietic
lymphosarcoma
lymphotrophic
Lynagh
lyncean
lynch law
lynch mob
lyncher
lynchet
lynching
lynchpin
Lyncis
Lyndsay
lyne
Lynn
Lynn Regis
lynx
lynx-eyed
lynxlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE LYNCH

at a pinch
bench
branch
brunch
bunch
crunch
French
hunch
launch
lip-synch
lunch
munch
punch
ranch
synch
the bench
the French
tree-and-branch
trench
wrench

Synonyms and antonyms of lynch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LYNCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lynch» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lynch

Translation of «lynch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LYNCH

Find out the translation of lynch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lynch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lynch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

对…以私刑绞死
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

linchar
570 millions of speakers

English

lynch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिंच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لينش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Линч
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

linchar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিঞ্চ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lyncher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lynch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lynchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絞首刑にする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

린치를 가하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lynch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành hình tại chổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிஞ்ச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिन्श
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

linç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linciare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lynch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лінч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lynch
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lynch
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lynch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lynch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lynch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lynch

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LYNCH»

The term «lynch» is very widely used and occupies the 1.307 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LYNCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lynch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lynch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lynch

EXAMPLES

8 QUOTES WITH «LYNCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lynch.
1
Elliott Abrams
At the United Nations, a lynch mob for Israel is always just a moment away.
2
Ray Charles
My version of 'Georgia' became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch people like me suddenly declaring my version of a song as its state song. That is touching.
3
Bob Filner
I started my political career facing lynch mobs.
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Jerry Garcia
What we do is as American as lynch mobs. America has always been a complex place.
5
Kyle MacLachlan
Lynch is not as strange as his films. He's a complex guy with a very interesting view of the world. But he's very accessible, with a good heart.
6
Jack Nance
Lynch is an ordinary, smalltown guy and he just sees strange things in people.
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Clarence Thomas
I'd grown up fearing the lynch mobs of the Ku Klux Klan; as an adult I was starting to wonder if I'd been afraid of the wrong white people all along - where I was being pursued not by bigots in white robes, but by left-wing zealots draped in flowing sanctimony.
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Ida B. Wells
Thus lynch law held sway in the far West until civilization spread into the Territories and the orderly processes of law took its place. The emergency no longer existing, lynching gradually disappeared from the West.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYNCH»

Discover the use of lynch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lynch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
Catching the Big Fish comes as a revelation to the legion of fans who have longed to better understand Lynch's personal vision. And it is equally compelling to those who wonder how they can nurture their own creativity.
David Lynch, 2007
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Lynch on Lynch, Revised Edition
Over the course of a career that includes such films as The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Lost Highway and the seminal TV series Twin Peaks, Lynch has remained true to an artistic vision of innocence lost or adrift in the direst ...
David Lynch, Chris Rodley, 2005
3
Happy Accidents
Part comic memoir and part inspirational narrative, this is a book equally for the rabid Glee fan and for anyone who needs a new perspective on life, love, and success. WITH A FOREWORD BY CAROL BURNETT
Jane Lynch, 2011
4
Beating the Street
In this book, Peter Lynch shows you how you can become an expert in a company and how you can build a profitable investment portfolio, based on your own experience and insights and on straightforward do-it-yourself research.
Peter Lynch, 2012
5
David Lynch: Beautiful Dark
To fully delineate the director's life and art, Olson received unprecedented participation from Lynch, his parents, siblings, old school friends, romantic partners, children, and decades of professional colleagues, as well as on-set access ...
Greg Olson, 2008
6
Good City Form
Good City Form is both a summation and an extension of his vision, ahigh point from which he views cities past and possible.First published in hardcover under the titleA Theory of Good City Form
Kevin Lynch, 1984
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Site Planning
Offers architects, city planners, and civil engineers an introduction to the principles and techniques of harmoniously arranging physical structures
Kevin Lynch, 1984
8
What Time is this Place?
Time and Place -- Timeplace -- is a continuum of the mind, as fundamental as the spacetime that may be the ultimate reality of the material world.Kevin Lynch's book deals with this human sense of time, a biological rhythm that may follow a ...
Kevin Lynch, 1972
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David Lynch
We enter these famously cinematic interiors to be wrapped in plastic, the fundamental substance of Lynchs work. This volume revels in the weird dynamism of Lynchs plastic worlds.
Justus Nieland, 2012
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Inexcusable
He would never do anything to hurt her. So Keir carefully recounts the events leading up to that one fateful night, in order to uncover the truth. Clearly, there has been a mistake. But what has happened is, indeed, something inexcusable.
Chris Lynch, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYNCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lynch is used in the context of the following news items.
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Seattle Seahwaks' Marshawn Lynch excited for new 'Beast Mode …
Marshawn Lynch was in the market for some fresh new sneakers, so the Seattle Seahawks running back took a visit to District Footwear in ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
2
Jessica Lynch copes with wounds, inside and out - CNN.com
It's a rainy June day and Lynch has awoken with more than the few hours of sleep she normally gets. She's standing outside the courthouse in ... «CNN, Jul 15»
3
A conversation with Rocky Lynch of pop sensation R5 ahead of …
R5 is a young American band made up of brothers Ross Lynch, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch, and sister Rydel Lynch, along with their friend ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Lynch to make Connecticut stop on community policing tour …
EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is bringing her national community policing tour to Connecticut, where she will ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
5
Culinary Masters Competition 2016 | Master Chef (New England …
When Barbara Lynch opened No. 9 Park in Boston's historic Beacon Hill in 1998, the elegant French-Italian restaurant was an immediate ... «Robb Report, Jul 15»
6
Brock Lesnar Vs. Undertaker WWE SummerSlam Promos, Becky …
Stephanie McMahon tweeted the following, congratulating Becky Lynch on her first RAW match tonight. For those who missed it, Becky and ... «Wrestling Inc., Jul 15»
7
John Gilroy to step aside for Kathleen Lynch in general election
He said he would be stepping aside from the Cork North Central selection convention and supporting Minister of State Kathleen Lynch in her ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
No major changes to Fair Deal scheme - Lynch - RTÉ News
Kathleen Lynch was speaking after the publication of a review into the scheme which set out a range of options for the Government in terms of ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
9
New Maia Mitchell 'Fosters' Spoilers: R5 Ross Lynch Talks 'Teen …
Tonight, ABC Family's The Fosters is all new. The hit show star Disney beauty Maia Mitchell. Mitchell can also be seen starring Ross Lynch's ... «Classicalite, Jul 15»
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(Video), Stephanie McMahon Congratulates Becky Lynch (Photo)
After losing in a tag team match with Paige against Naomi and Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch was congratulated on her first match on Raw by ... «Wrestlezone, Jul 15»

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