WordNet: strapado, strappado
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
- hypernym torture, torturing
strapado
- (suomi) vipuhirsipuu (synonyymi)
strappado
- (suomi) vipuhirsipuu (synonyymi)