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  • verb transitive, idiomatic To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
  • verb intransitive, idiomatic, obsolete To die by hanging.
  • verb transitive, idiomatic To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

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  • verb add as if on a string
  • verb kill by hanging

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