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GIBBET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alternative terms for gallows
Synonyms:
gallous; gallows-tree; gallows tree; gibbet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gibbet" is a kind of...):
gallows (an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging)
Derivation:
gibbet (hang on an execution instrument)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expose to ridicule or public scorn
Synonyms:
gibbet; pillory
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "gibbet" is one way to...):
display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hang on an execution instrument
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "gibbet" is one way to...):
hang; string up (kill by hanging)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
gibbet (alternative terms for gallows)
