TAR-AND-FEATHER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment

Example:

The thief was tarred and feathered

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "tar-and-feather" is one way to...):

penalise; penalize; punish (impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on)

"Tar-and-feather" entails doing...:

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody