torturing vs picket

picket vs torturing

torturing and picket both are nouns.

torturing is an adjective but picket is not an adjective.

torturing is not a verb while picket is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
torturing	Yes	Yes	No	No
picket	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, picket is a hyponym of torturing; that is, picket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than torturing:

torturing: 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
picket: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake

Other hyponyms of torturing include bastinado, falanga, boot, burning, crucifixion, excruciation, genital torture, judicial torture, kia quen, kittee, nail pulling, nail removal, piquet, prolonged interrogation, rack, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, strapado, strappado, electric shock, dismemberment, taking apart, waterboarding.

torturing (noun)	picket (noun)
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	a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
	a wooden strip forming part of a fence
	a vehicle performing sentinel duty
	a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
	a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
	a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

torturing (adjective)	picket (adjective)
extremely painful

torturing (verb)	picket (verb)
	fasten with a picket
	serve as pickets or post pickets

Difference between torturing and picket

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