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pillory:

pillory [the ~] noun

  1. the pillory
    the pillory; the cucking-stool
  2. the pillory
    – 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 1
    the pillory
    – 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 1

pillory verb

  1. pillory
    – criticize harshly or violently 1
    savage; to blast; to crucify; pillory
    – criticize harshly or violently 1
    • savage verb
      • The press savaged the new President1
    • blast verb (blasts, blasted, blasting)
    • crucify verb (crucifies, crucified, crucifying)
      • The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage1
    • pillory verb
  2. pillory
    – punish by putting in a pillory 1
    pillory
    – punish by putting in a pillory 1
  3. pillory
    – expose to ridicule or public scorn 1
    pillory; gibbet
    – expose to ridicule or public scorn 1

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  1. a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn1
  2. criticize harshly or violently1
  3. punish by putting in a pillory1
  4. expose to ridicule or public scorn1

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