Meaning

3 senses
  1. A chair-like device used for performing execution by electrocution.

    elektrischer Stuhl

    электри́ческий стулelektríčeskij stul

    an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

  2. (informal)An electrically powered wheelchair.

  3. A transitional hold in which an attacking wrestler hoists an opponent up onto his/her shoulders so that they are both facing in the same direction.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Electric chair was invented by a dentist.

  2. The electric chair was in the basement.

  3. Sami was sentenced to death in the electric chair.

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  4. For this murder, Fadil went to the electric chair.

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Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
device used for performing execution by electrocution:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
device used for performing execution by electrocution:

Forms

plural: electric chairs
Singularelectric chair
Pluralelectric chairs

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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