cheat the hangman (English, verb)
expansion: cheat the hangman (third-person singular simple present cheats the hangman, present participle cheating the hangman, simple past and past participle cheated the hangman)
Senses:
glosses: To die, especially by suicide, while under sentence of death, or while guilty of a capital crime; also, to kill someone else who is in such a state.
glosses: To escape punishment for one's crimes; to get away with something.
Forms:
form: cheats the hangman
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cheating the hangman
tags: participle
present
form: cheated the hangman
tags: participle
past
form: cheated the hangman
tags: past