strapado

英 [strə'pədəʊ] 美 [strə'pədəʊ]

• n. 吊坠刑

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】

• strappado 吊刑