DRAW AND QUARTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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