'draw and quarter' definitions:
Definition of 'draw and quarter'
verb
Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn:
draw,
quarter, draw and quarter]
Synonyms of 'draw and quarter'
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defoliate,
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denude,
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dismember,
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flay,
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grill,
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impale,
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keelhaul,
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lacerate,
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maim,
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mangle,
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mutilate,
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peel,
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pick to pieces,
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picket,
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pull apart,
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rack,
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shred,
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skin,
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strip,
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take apart,
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tar and feather,
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tear apart,
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tear to pieces,
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tear to tatters,
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torture
