strappado

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.
2. verb To torture by means of this device.

Similar words

halter strap-hanging suicide suspension garrote hanger karada catch-rope rope's end strap boatrope

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Word family

strappados