Synonyms of ketch
9 similar words
Another word for ketch is Guy Fawkes. Other synonyms of ketch are stretch, string up, hang, send to the scaffold and scrag.
Synonyms and similar words for ketch
verbTo hang.
- Guy FawkesTo execute by hanging.
- stretchTo execute by hanging.
- string upTo kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
- hang
- send to the scaffoldTo sentence to be hanged.
- scrag
- forhang obsoleteTo hang to death, put to death by hanging.
- truss archaic, slangTo execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.
- tuck up obsolete, slangTo execute by hanging.
Meaning of ketch
- noun A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
- verb To hang.
- noun A hangman.
Questions about synonyms of ketch
- What is another word for ketch?
- Ketch has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Guy Fawkes, stretch, string up, hang, send to the scaffold, scrag, forhang and truss.
- What does ketch mean?
- Ketch means a fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
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