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pillory


I - noun
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
Hypernyms:
instrument of punishment

II - verb
1. expose to ridicule or public scorn (Freq. 1)
Syn:
gibbet
Hypernyms:
expose, exhibit, display
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. punish by putting in a pillory
Hypernyms:
punish, penalize, penalise
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. criticize harshly or violently
- The press savaged the new President
- The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
Syn:
savage, blast, crucify
Hypernyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody

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