strappado

英 [strə'pɑːdəʊ] 美 [strə'pɑːdoʊ]

• n. 吊刑；处以吊刑

英英释义

Noun:

1. a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope

近反义词

【近义词】

• strapado 吊坠刑