punish vs tar-and-feather

punish and tar-and-feather both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
punish	No	No	Yes	No
tar-and-feather	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tar-and-feather is a hyponym of punish; that is, tar-and-feather is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than punish:

punish: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
tar-and-feather: smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment

Other hyponyms of punish include avenge, retaliate, revenge, execute, put to death, pillory, castigate, amerce, victimise, victimize, scourge, correct, discipline, sort out.

punish (verb)	tar-and-feather (verb)
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on	smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment

punish vs tar-and-feather

punish and tar-and-feather both are verbs.

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