string up

verb — 4 senses

string up

verb

1

Idiomatic To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.

I'd string up the whole lot if I had my way, Silver. Poachers and blackguards every one of them.1911, Fergus Hume, chapter 8, in Red Money:
After years of brutal repression, any member of Saddam's palace guard stands to be strung up from the nearest lamppost by a vengeful Iraqi populace.2003 February 17, J. Barry, E. Thomas, “Boots, Bytes and Bombs”, in Newsweek:

2

Idiomatic, Obsolete To die by hanging.

"And now, my friend," said the Captain, "let us understand each other. You have confessed yourself a spy, and should string up to the next tree."1818, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 13, in Rob Roy:

3

Idiomatic To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

He has scars on his ankles, feet and hands from where they strung him up with ropes and beat him.2007 March 7, Brigid Schulte, “Escaping a Painful Past To Find a Shaky Future”, in Washington Post, retrieved 24 Jan 2009:

4

Idiomatic To concatenate; to link in a line.

to string up a sentence

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