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- [jib-it]
- /ˈdʒɪb ɪt/
- /ˈdʒɪb.ɪt/
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- [jib-it]
- /ˈdʒɪb ɪt/
Definitions of gibbet word
- noun gibbet a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution. 1
- verb with object gibbet to hang on a gibbet. 1
- verb with object gibbet to put to death by hanging on a gibbet. 1
- verb with object gibbet to hold up to public scorn. 1
- abbreviation GIBBET gallows 1
- countable noun gibbet A gibbet is a gallows. 0
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Origin of gibbet
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French gibet (earlier, staff or cudgel), diminutive of gibe staff, club
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Parts of speech for Gibbet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gibbet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gibbet
verb gibbet
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- congest — to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
- drown — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- suffocate — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
noun gibbet
- scaffold — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- rope — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- hanging — the way in which a thing hangs.
- potence — potency.
Antonyms for gibbet
verb gibbet
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- release — to lease again.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
Top questions with gibbet
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