GIBBET Synonyms
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 |