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▸ noun: torture in which a person's hands and tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists and that allowed to drop until their fall is checked by the rope
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▸ noun: torture in which a person's hands and tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists and that allowed to drop until their fall is checked by the rope
▸ Also see strappados
▸ Words similar to strappado
▸ Usage examples for strappado
▸ Idioms related to strappado (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing strappado
▸ Words that often appear near strappado
▸ Rhymes of strappado
▸ Invented words related to strappado