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English noun: strappado | |||
| 1. | strappado (act) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | strapado | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | torture, torturing | ||
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