strappado vs torture

torture vs strappado

strappado and torture both are nouns.

strappado is not a verb while torture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strappado	Yes	No	No	No
torture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, torture is a hypernym of strappado; that is, torture is a word with a broader meaning than strappado:

strappado: a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

Other hypernyms of strappado include torturing.

strappado (noun)	torture (noun)
a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope	the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
	extreme mental distress
	unbearable physical pain

strappado (verb)	torture (verb)
	subject to torture
	torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between strappado and torture

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