Uk English Meaning of pillory
pillory
Other Uk English words related to pillory
- blame
- condemn
- criticise
- denounce
- scold
- tell off
- blast
- castigate
- censure
- crucify
- diss
- excoriate
- fault
- flay
- gibbet
- hammer
- keelhaul
- knock
- lambaste
- lambast
- Lash
- pan
- skewer
- slag
- slam
- scold
- admonish
- Beef
- belittle
- tummy ache
- Carp
- cavil
- chide
- clobber
- complain
- Crab
- decry
- mock
- dis
- disparage
- criticism, disapproval, censure
- gripe
- grouse
- grumble
- kick
- moan
- Murmur
- mutter
- quibbling
- Rebuke
- Reprimand
- Reprimand
- reproach
- Reprove
- Slash
- Tweak
- whine
- Nick
- snipe
Nearest Words of pillory
Definitions and Meaning of pillory in English
pillory (n)
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
pillory (v)
expose to ridicule or public scorn
punish by putting in a pillory
criticize harshly or violently
pillory (n.)
A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it.
pillory (v. t.)
To set in, or punish with, the pillory.
Figuratively, to expose to public scorn.
FAQs About the word pillory
pillory
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, expose to ridicule or p
blame,condemn,criticise,denounce,scold,tell off,blast,castigate,censure,crucify
approve,commend,Endorse,endorse,recommend,sanction,extol,Praise,Praise,extol
pillorize => pillory, pillories => pillory, pilloried => put in the pillory, pillion => Pillion, pilling => pilling,
