Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strappado | Yes | No | No | No |
torturing | Yes | Yes | No | No |
strappado (noun) | torturing (noun) |
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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 |
strappado (adjective) | torturing (adjective) |
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extremely painful |