string up

idiomatic transitive intransitive obsolete

(transitive, idiomatic) To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch. / (intransitive, idiomatic, obsolete) To die by hanging.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）絞殺する、特にリンチのために吊るして殺す / （自動詞）吊るされて死ぬ（古い表現）

The mob threatened to string up anyone who helped the accused.

暴徒は被告を助けた者を絞首刑にすると脅した。

Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

(intransitive, idiomatic, obsolete) To die by hanging.

Sense（3）

(transitive, idiomatic) To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

Sense（4）

(transitive, idiomatic) To concatenate; to link in a line.

to string up a sentence

strings up

（ present singular third-person ）

stringing up

（ participle present ）

strung up

（ participle past ）

strung up

（ past ）