Lynch,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lynch \Lynch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lynched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Lynching}.] [See Note under {Lynch law}.]
     To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the
     forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected
     person. See {Lynch law}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lynch
       v : kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched
           the alleged killer of the child"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  47 Moby Thesaurus words for "lynch":
     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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Lynch, KY (city, FIPS 48540)
    Location: 36.96454 N, 82.91363 W
    Population (1990): 1166 (529 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 40855
  Lynch, NE (village, FIPS 29750)
    Location: 42.83090 N, 98.46685 W
    Population (1990): 296 (183 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68746

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lynch, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    269
     Housing Units (2000): 177
     Land area (2000):     0.564906 sq. miles (1.463100 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.564906 sq. miles (1.463100 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            29750
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             42.829804 N, 98.465453 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68746
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lynch, NE
      Lynch
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lynch, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    900
     Housing Units (2000): 514
     Land area (2000):     0.326903 sq. miles (0.846674 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.326903 sq. miles (0.846674 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            48540
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             36.965133 N, 82.916569 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     40855
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lynch, KY
      Lynch