Scourge

Scourge
(Roget's Thesaurus)
-->Instrument of punishment.
<- N
PARAG:Scourge->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ scourge
scourge
rod
cane
stick
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ ratan
ratan
rattan
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ birch
birch
birch rod
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ azote
azote
blacksnake
bullwhack
=>(U.S.)
chicote
kurbash
quirt
rawhide
sjambok
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ rod in pickle
rod in pickle
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ switch
switch
ferule
cudgel
truncheon
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ whip
whip
lash
strap
thong
cowhide
knout
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ cat
cat
cat o'nine tails
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ rope's end
rope's end
GRP: \\ N \\ 3
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ pillory
pillory
stocks
whipping post
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ cucking stool
cucking stool
ducking stool
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ brank
brank
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ trebuchet
trebuchet
trebuket
GRP: \\ N \\ 4
Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ triangle
triangle
wooden horse
iron maiden
thumbscrew
boot
rack
wheel
iron heel
GRP: \\ N \\ 5
Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ treadmill
treadmill
crank
galleys
GRP: \\ N \\ 6
Sgm: \\ N \\ 6 \\ scaffold
scaffold
Sgm: \\ N \\ 6 \\ block
block
ax
guillotine
Sgm: \\ N \\ 6 \\ stake
stake
Sgm: \\ N \\ 6 \\ cross
cross
Sgm: \\ N \\ 6 \\ gallows
gallows
gibbet
tree
drop
noose
rope
halter
bowstring
Sgm: \\ N \\ 6 \\ death chair
death chair
electric chair
Sgm: \\ N \\ 6 \\ mecate
mecate
GRP: \\ N \\ 7
Sgm: \\ N \\ 7 \\ house of correction
house of correction
&c.(prison) 752
GRP: \\ N \\ 8
Sgm: \\ N \\ 8 \\ goaler
goaler
jailer
Sgm: \\ N \\ 8 \\ executioner
executioner
Sgm: \\ N \\ 8 \\ electrocutioner
electrocutioner
Sgm: \\ N \\ 8 \\ lyncher
lyncher
Sgm: \\ N \\ 8 \\ hangman
hangman
Sgm: \\ N \\ 8 \\ headsman
headsman
Sgm: \\ N \\ 8 \\ Jack Ketch
Jack Ketch

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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  • Scourge — Scourge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scourged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scourging}.] [From {Scourge}, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.] 1. To whip severely; to lash. [1913 Webster] Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? Acts xxii. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. To punish …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scourge — Datos generales Origen Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Información artística Género(s) Death metal Technical death …   Wikipedia Español

  • Scourge — Scourge, n. [F. escourg[ e]e, fr. L. excoriata (sc. scutica) a stripped off (lash or whip), fr. excoriare to strip, to skin. See {Excoriate}.] 1. A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scourge — (n.) early 13c., from Anglo Fr. escorge, back formation from O.Fr. escorgier to whip, from V.L. *excorrigiare, from L. ex out, off + corrigia thong, shoelace, in this case whip, probably from a Gaulish word related to O.Ir. cuimrech fetter. The… …   Etymology dictionary

  • scourge — [n] plague, torment affliction, bane, correction, curse, infliction, misfortune, penalty, pest, pestilence, punishment, terror, visitation; concepts 674,675 Ant. advantage, benefit, blessing, boon, delight, happiness scourge [v] beat, punish,… …   New thesaurus

  • scourge — ► NOUN 1) historical a whip used as an instrument of punishment. 2) a person or thing causing great trouble or suffering. ► VERB 1) historical whip with a scourge. 2) cause great suffering to. ORIGIN Old French escorge, from Latin ex thoroughly + …   English terms dictionary

  • scourge — [skʉrj] n. [ME < OFr escorgie < L ex, off, from + corrigia, a strap, whip] 1. a whip or other instrument for flogging 2. any means of inflicting severe punishment, suffering, or vengeance 3. any cause of serious trouble or affliction [the… …   English World dictionary

  • scourge — index catastrophe, disaster, discipline (punishment), discipline (punish), disease, harm (noun) …   Law dictionary

  • Scourge — A scourge (from Italian scoriada , from Latin excoriare = to flay and corium = skin ) is a whip or lash, especially a multi thong type used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self mortification on the back. It is also an air unit in the… …   Wikipedia

  • scourge — I UK [skɜː(r)dʒ] / US [skɜrdʒ] noun [countable] Word forms scourge : singular scourge plural scourges formal 1) something that causes a lot of trouble or harm the effort to keep the scourge of drugs off our streets 2) someone in a position of… …   English dictionary

  • Scourge — Apparently recorded as Scorg, Scourge, and the diminutive Scourgie, this is a rare surname. It is English or at least is recorded in England since at least Elizabethan times (1558 1603), but is probably of Olde Norse Viking or Olde French origins …   Surnames reference

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