Strappado has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
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
2
A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.
Verb
1
To torture by means of this device.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)