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English noun: guillotine | |||
| 1. | guillotine (communication) closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill | ||
| Synonyms | closure by compartment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule | ||
| 2. | guillotine (artifact) instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instrument of execution | ||
English verb: guillotine | |||
| 1. | guillotine (contact) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine | ||
| Samples | The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country. | ||
| Examples | They want to guillotine the prisoners | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | behead, decapitate, decollate | ||
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