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chair

73 9.9

A seat used to kill a person with electricity

noun
/tʃɛr/

NSFW

: silla eléctrica

A chair for the prisoner.
electric chair

Let's get the electrocution chair out and get over and done with yours.

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Examples

120 men and 4 women were electrocuted in that chair before it was retired.

Lock Up (1989)
Let us strap Vince Marlowe into the electric chair.

Movie Movie (1978)
If anyone can keep him out of the electric chair, it's you.

Fiction book (1997)
Nine states still offer the chair.

Nefarious (2023)
Two straps came down from the top of the chair to hold the condemned man by the shoulders.

Fiction book (1990)
Grandpa hanging upside down, Lily in a coffin, Herman in an electric chair, Eddie cross-legged on the floor.

Fiction book (1996)
The condemned man was strapped to the chair as the executioner prepared for the procedure.
Witnesses described the electric chair as a grim reminder of the state's power to take life.
In the darkened chamber, the electric chair stood ominously, waiting for its next victim.

Synonyms

electric chair

vschair

NSFW

47 5.3

A chair used to put a person to death by sending electricity through their body

focuses on the device's plain single seat look not the execution method

death chair

vschair

NSFW

9.9

A chair used to kill a person with electricity

is the same device but uses a different term

hot seat

vschair

NSFW

8.8

A chair that kills a person by electricity

is about its ordinary single seat appearance rather than the method

Idioms

to take the chair

3 5.6

Lead a meeting as the person in charge

to fall off one's chair

Informal

1 6.4

To react strongly because something is very funny or surprising

Compounds

electric chair

NSFW

47 5.3

A chair used to put a person to death by sending electricity through their body

rocking chair

22 1.5

A chair that moves back and forth on curved legs

lawn chair

15 1.9

A light folding seat for sitting outside on grass

folding chair

14 1.0

A chair that can be made flat so you can carry or store it easily

vice chair

10 3.5

A person who helps lead a group and fills in for the chair when needed

easy chair

9 2.3

A large comfortable chair with arms and soft cushions for relaxing

lounge chair

8 2.6

A comfortable armchair with a back that leans and sometimes a footrest

beach chair

6 1.9

A folding chair with a cloth seat for sitting on the beach

deck chair

4 1.6

A folding outdoor chair with a wooden frame and a cloth seat used for sitting in the sun

swivel chair

4 2.8

A chair with a seat that turns around a fixed base

chair lift

3 3.4

Seats hanging from a moving overhead cable that carry people up a mountain

captain's chair

2 5.9

A wooden armchair with a curved seat and a low back with vertical bars

barber chair

2 1.9

A large adjustable chair with headrest and footrest used in a barbershop for haircuts and shaves

wing chair

2 4.4

A comfortable chair with a high back and side wings to keep you warm

reclining chair

2 2.7

An armchair with a back that tilts and a footrest that rises

overstuffed chair

2 3.4

A large soft armchair with very thick cushions and wide arms

dental chair

Specialized

1 3.2

A chair in a dentist's office that tilts and holds a patient during treatment

sedan chair

Archaic

1 9.9

An enclosed chair for one person that people used to carry on poles

side chair

1 3.4

A chair with a straight back and no arms placed beside a table

Eames chair

1 6.2

A stylish chair made of shaped plywood that fits the body

potty chair

Baby Talk

1 2.1

A small seat a child sits on to pee or poo when learning to use the toilet

camp chair

1 1.6

A small folding chair you use outdoors, for example when camping

fighting chair

Specialized

1 7.5

A strong fixed chair on a fishing boat that holds a person while they fight large fish

ladder-back chair

1 6.0

A wooden chair with a back made of several flat horizontal pieces

Morris chair

1 8.9

An armchair with a wooden frame, loose cushions, and a back that reclines

garden chair

1 1.3

A chair for sitting outside in a garden or on a lawn

straight chair

1 2.5

A seat with a straight back and no arms

Windsor chair

1 5.1

A wooden chair with a solid seat and a back of thin upright rods

bath chair

Offensive

9.9

A chair with wheels and a cover that a helper pushes to carry sick people at resorts

boatswain's chair

Specialized

9.8

A strong seat hung by ropes to hold a person working high on a ship

bosun's chair

Specialized

9.6

A seat hung from ropes that holds a person while they work high above, for example on a ship

chair car

Indian

5.6

A part of a train with comfortable individual seats for daytime travel that costs extra

chair of state

Formal

8.9

A special decorated chair used in ceremonies for a ruler or other important person

co-chair

3.5

A person who shares the job of leading a committee or meeting with another person

cuck chair

Slur

9.9

A seat used in online jokes to show someone embarrassed or admitting a mistake

death chair

NSFW

9.9

A chair used to kill a person with electricity

feeding chair

2.2

A tall chair with a tray for a baby or young child to sit at mealtime

footless chair

8.0

A seat that has no legs and sits close to the ground

tablet-armed chair

5.9

A chair with a flat arm that serves as a small desk

tippy chair

7.4

A chair that is unstable and easily falls over

yacht chair

5.5

A light folding chair with arms for sitting outdoors, often on a boat

Surface Forms

chair singular

chairs plural

Etymology

Chair for an instrument of execution comes from the plain fact that the condemned person sits in a special chair, so the device took the same name as an ordinary seat. The word here simply follows the image of a single 'seat' used for that purpose.