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pillory pillory definition

pillory


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  pillory 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  pillory 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  pillory 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  pillory 
 
  2  senses  of  pillory 
 
  Sense  1 
  pillory,  gibbet 
  =>  expose,  exhibit,  display 
 
  Sense  2 
  pillory 
  =>  punish,  penalize,  penalise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  pillory 
 
  pillory  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  pillory 
 
  Sense  1 
  pillory,  gibbet 
  =>  expose,  exhibit,  display 
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  Sense  2 
  pillory 
  =>  punish,  penalize,  penalise 
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  Grep  of  noun  pillory 
  pillory 
 
  Overview  of  noun  pillory 
 
  The  noun  pillory  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pillory,  stocks  --  (a  wooden  instrument  of  punishment  on  a  post  with  holes  for  the  neck  and  hands;  offenders  were  locked  in  and  so  exposed  to  public  scorn) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  pillory 
 
  The  verb  pillory  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pillory,  gibbet  --  (expose  to  ridicule  or  public  scorn) 
  2.  pillory  --  (punish  by  putting  in  a  pillory) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  pillory 
 
  The  noun  pillory  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pillory,  stocks  --  (a  wooden  instrument  of  punishment  on  a  post  with  holes  for  the  neck  and  hands;  offenders  were  locked  in  and  so  exposed  to  public  scorn) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  pillory 
 
  The  verb  pillory  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pillory,  gibbet  --  (expose  to  ridicule  or  public  scorn) 
  2.  pillory  --  (punish  by  putting  in  a  pillory) 



pillory definition