GIBBET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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

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)