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DRAW AND QUARTER
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Example:
in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
Synonyms:
draw; draw and quarter; quarter
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "draw and quarter" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
