English Explanatory Dictionary

electric chair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chair-like device used for performing execution by electrocution.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-electric chair.wav

Word forms

electric chair electric chairs

Related words

Old Sparky
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