- to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority: In the 19th and 20th centuries, thousands of southern African Americans were lynched by white mobs.
- to criticize, condemn, etc., in public: He’s been unfairly lynched in the media.
- Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial
- David. born 1946, US film director; his work includes the films Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and Inland Empire (2006), and the television series Twin Peaks (1990)
- John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917–99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966–73; 1977–79)
