Lynched vs Hung - What's the difference?
lynched | hung |
(lynch)
(pejorative) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging.
(hang)
Suspended by hanging.
Having hanging additions or appendages.
(legal) Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.
Of a legislature, lacking a majority political party.
(computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.
Having large genitals (often preceded by an adverb, e.g. well hung).
having a penis of a certain size
As verbs the difference between lynched and hung
is that lynched is (lynch) while hung is (hang).As an adjective hung is
suspended by hanging.lynched
English
Verb
(head)lynch
English
(wikipedia lynch)Etymology 1
First attested , from (Lynch law) that appeared in .Verb
(es)Synonyms
* (execute without a proper legal trial) string upDerived terms
* lynching * lynch mobEtymology 2
hung
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- Men with big feet tend to be hung like a horse.