pillory

  1. Noun.  A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To put in a pillory.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To criticize harshly.

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.