string up
Hang from above
String up means to hang something by attaching it to a line or support above—stringing up lights, laundry, or decorations.
More darkly, to string someone up is to hang them, especially by lynching: The mob threatened to string him up.
The phrase can also mean to suspend or stretch taut: They strung up a banner across the entrance.
- lynchMob killing, typically hanging
- gallowsExecution hanging apparatus
- hangSuspend from above
- dangleHang loosely, swaying
- put to deathKill by official order
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