English dictionary
pillory
/'p/I/l/@/r/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it.
Source: webster1913
verb
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expose to ridicule or public scorn
Synonyms gibbetSource: WordNet 3.0
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punish by putting in a pillory
Source: WordNet 3.0
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criticize harshly or violently
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To set in, or punish with, the pillory.
Source: webster1913