pillory, v.
(pilloried, pillories, pillorying)
freq. cnt. 1
(pilloried, pillories, pillorying)
freq. cnt. 1
expose to ridicule or public scorn
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
gibbet pillory
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
criticize harshly or violently
<verb.communication>
blast crucify pillory savage
sample sentences
"The press savaged the new President""The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
punish by putting in a pillory
<verb.social>
pillory
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym