gibbet
gibbet · gibbets · gibbeted / gibbetted · gibbeting
вешать, повесить
To execute, or display, on a gibbetTo execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
/ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
ве́шатьvéšatʹ, пове́ситьpovésitʹ
(transitive)To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.
expose to ridicule or public scorn
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet:
Origin
From Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibFrom Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb (“forked stick”) or from Latin gibbus (“hunchbacked”).
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Forms
gibbets, gibbeting, gibbeted, gibbetedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- expose to ridicule or public scorn:pillory
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle