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#1 pillory v. [gibbet] expose to ridicule or public scorn. wn
#2 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. wn
#3 pillory v. punish by putting in a pillory. wn
#4 pillory v. [savage, blast, crucify] criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage". wn
#2 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. wn
#3 pillory v. punish by putting in a pillory. wn
#4 pillory v. [savage, blast, crucify] criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage". wn
