pillory

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

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
• Hypernyms:
instrument of punishment

II - verb

1. expose to ridicule or public scorn (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
gibbet
• Hypernyms:
expose, exhibit, display
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. punish by putting in a pillory
• Hypernyms:
punish, penalize, penalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. criticize harshly or violently
- The press savaged the new President
- The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
• Syn:
savage, blast, crucify
• Hypernyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  savage, blast, crucify, gibbet