 pillory |
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| 1. | [ verb ] expose to ridicule or public scorn | |
| Synonyms: | gibbet | |
| Related terms: | expose | |
| 2. | [ verb ] punish by putting in a pillory | |
| Related terms: | punish | |
| 3. | [ verb ] criticize harshly or violently | |
| Synonyms: | crucify savage | |
| Examples: | "The press savaged the new President" "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" |
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| Related terms: | criticize | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn | |
| Synonyms: | stocks | |
| Related terms: | instrument_of_punishment | |
| Similar spelling: |
pilary pilar Piller pillar pallor |
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