Lynch
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To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the formsof law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. SeeLynch law.
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To execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob.
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- When an angry mob publicly beats or executes an individual or small group of individuals who have not received fair representation under the law.
This is the original meaning of the word and was made popular by whites during the period of slavery in the Southern US.
The term is still used today by skinheads and the KKK.
- To gain possession of an item, either rightfully or by stealing it.
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Any sort of extralegal justice that involves a mob killing someone in an unusually painful or public way
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To get a mob to chase after a person and beat them, then proceed to tie them to a tree by the neck.
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when a large group of people attack a single person or a small group of people, usually innocent and unsuspecting, and beating him/them, sometimes to death, in a very violent and barbaric manner.
Lynch is a cowardly and disrespectful action, as the victim has no option of defending himself against the attackers, because they highly outnumber him. -
Managing to somehow fuck up things that are impossible to fuck up, like opening a door, pouring a glass of water, etc.
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lynch - a term used by the kkk, ( see [kkk] ), commonly consists of a severe beating, followed by the subject being roped or chained to hang from a tree by their neck.
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verb. to give half-ass effort while playing tennis.
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An alternative meaning for a stiff arm in football. Named after Marshawn Lynch's stiff arm against the Saints in the 2011 wild card game. Lynch ran 67 yards for a touchdown while breaking 8 tackles and throwing CB Tracy Porter to the ground with a stiff arm.
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(adjective) Lynch (combination of)- Lying Bitch.
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(of a group of people) kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging.
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If a crowd of people lynch someone who they believe is guilty of a crime, they kill them without a legal trial, usually by hanging (= killing using a rope round the neck) .
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