Meaning

1 senses

  1. (rare)To hang.

    1859, MATSELL Vocab. s.v. (Farmer), I'll ketch you; I'll hang you.

Origin

From Jack Ketch, a hangman of the 17th century.

From Jack Ketch, a hangman of the 17th century.

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Forms

ketches, ketching, ketched, ketched
Base formketch · to ketch
3rd person singularketches
Present participleketching
Past simpleketched
Past participleketched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyketch
he, she, itketches

Past simpleLesson

all personsketched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ketched
he, she, ithas ketched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ketch

Synonyms

10 synonyms
stretchB1hangB1Guy Fawkesstring upforhangsend to the scaffoldscragtrusstuck up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kernelkeroseneB2ketamineketchupkettleB1

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