ALL meanings of gibbet
gib·bet
G g - abbreviation GIBBET gallows 1
- 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
- countable noun gibbet A gibbet is a gallows. 0
- noun gibbet a wooden structure resembling a gallows, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung to public view 0
- noun gibbet a gallows 0
- verb gibbet to put to death by hanging on a gibbet 0
- verb gibbet to hang (a corpse) on a gibbet 0
- verb gibbet to expose to public ridicule 0
- noun gibbet a structure like a gallows, from which bodies of criminals already executed were hung and exposed to public scorn 0
- verb transitive gibbet to execute by hanging 0
- verb transitive gibbet to hang on a gibbet 0
- verb transitive gibbet to expose to public scorn 0
- noun gibbet An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display; a gallows. 0
- noun gibbet The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib. 0
- verb gibbet (Transitive Verb) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet. 0
- verb gibbet (Transitive Verb) To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn. 0