ELECTRIC CHAIR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair

Synonyms:

chair; death chair; electric chair; hot seat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("electric chair" is a kind of...):

instrument of execution (an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person)

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