lynch

1. (transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.Examples: "Public anger erupted. Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack."Synonyms: string uptransitive

2. (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To castigate severely.Examples: "I telephoned Bill Brandon in Oxford and begged him to get the new refrigeration unit into production before I got lynched."broadlycolloquialtransitive