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GIBBET Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word gibbet. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word gibbet. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for GIBBET

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gallows
nounn
noun

• an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

choke
verbv
noun

• a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

• a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

verb

• breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

• be too tight; rub or press

• wring the neck of

• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

• fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

• check or slow down the action or effect of

• become or cause to become obstructed

• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

• become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

• suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• reduce the air supply

• cause to retch or choke

execute
verbv
verb

• kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

• murder in a planned fashion

• put in effect

• carry out the legalities of

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• carry out or perform an action

• sign in the presence of witnesses

hang
verbv
noun

• a special way of doing something

• the way a garment hangs

• a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

verb

• be suspended or hanging

• cause to be hanging or suspended

• kill by hanging

• let drop or droop

• fall or flow in a certain way

• be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

• give heed (to)

• be suspended or poised

• hold on tightly or tenaciously

• be exhibited

• prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

• decorate or furnish with something suspended

• be placed in position as by a hinge

• place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction

• suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

noose
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

• a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

verb

• make a noose in or of

• secure with a noose

scaffold
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)

• a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers

verb

• provide with a scaffold for support

strangle
verbv
verb

• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

• suppress in order to conceal or hide

• die from strangulation

• prevent the progress or free movement of

• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

strangling
verbv
noun

• the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

hanged
verbv
noun

• a special way of doing something

• the way a garment hangs

• a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

verb

• be suspended or hanging

• cause to be hanging or suspended

• kill by hanging

• let drop or droop

• fall or flow in a certain way

• be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

• give heed (to)

• be suspended or poised

• hold on tightly or tenaciously

• be exhibited

• prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

• decorate or furnish with something suspended

• be placed in position as by a hinge

• place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction

• suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

noosing
verb, nounv, n
verb

• To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.

gallous
nounn
noun

• alternative terms for gallows

gallows-tree
nounn
noun

• alternative terms for gallows

pillory
verb, nounv, n
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

verb

• expose to ridicule or public scorn

• punish by putting in a pillory

• criticize harshly or violently

Best Hypernyms For GIBBET

Here is a list of related hypernyms for gibbet, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
display exhibit expose gallows hang
Phrases (1)
string up

Alternatives for GALLOWS

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