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pillory in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. criticize harshly or violently
    "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
    savage  blast  pillory  crucify 
  2. expose to ridicule or public scorn
    pillory  gibbet 
  3. punish by putting in a pillory
    pillory 
noun
  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 scorn
    pillory 
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