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To execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob.
We were going to lynch Mr. Clyde because he didn't have a new shipment of potatoes last sundee.
by Lefty June 30, 2003
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Noun: a friend who is usually only called upon by a friend when a more primary/prominent friend is unavailable.

Taken from the term “second string” in an athletic competition situation. In football, if the star quarterback gets injured during a play, the second string is called off the bench to replace him/her. A “Second String Friend” is essentially benched until needed, if ever.

Synonyms: Plan B, Second Choice, Secondary Friend, Benched Until Needed
I got a call from X the other night. She had an extra ticket to a concert she bought for a friend, but they couldn’t make it so she called me to ask if I wanted to go because I am her Second String Friend.
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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.
by Arr Dee November 12, 2003
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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.
As Jorge the Spanish-American was going home in the evening, a mob of Skin-Heads appeared from out of no-where, and started beating and stabbing him, then left him bleeding on the side-walk.

A long-lasting enmity between two gangs led to a lynch yesterday, when eight gang members lynched two members of another gang, beating them with baseball bats, killing one and causing the other serious injuries.
by Urban_Fellow September 26, 2007
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Managing to somehow fuck up things that are impossible to fuck up, like opening a door, pouring a glass of water, etc.
Bob: What'd you do to your hand?
Bill: I pulled a Lynch this morning trying to get a glass of water, I broke the glass and the sink...
by bronco 2 December 06, 2009
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