gibbet

gib·bet

G0117100 (jĭb′ĭt)n.1. A device used for hanging a person until dead; a gallows.2. An upright post with a crosspiece, forming a T-shaped structure from which executed criminals were formerly hung for public viewing.tr.v. gib·bet·ed, gib·bet·ing, gib·bets or gib·bet·ted or gib·bet·ting 1. To execute by hanging on a gibbet.2. a. To hang on a gibbet for public viewing.b. To expose to infamy or public ridicule.

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[Middle English gibet, from Old French, diminutive of gibe, staff, probably from Frankish *gibb, forked stick.]

gibbet

(ˈdʒɪbɪt) n (Law) a. a wooden structure resembling a gallows, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung to public viewb. a gallowsvb (tr) 1. (Law) to put to death by hanging on a gibbet2. to hang (a corpse) on a gibbet3. to expose to public ridicule[C13: from Old French gibet gallows, literally: little cudgel, from gibe cudgel; of uncertain origin]

gib•bet

(ˈdʒɪb ɪt)

n. 1. a post with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of executed criminals were formerly hung in chains for public display. 2. a gallows. v.t. 3. to hang on a gibbet. 4. to put to death by hanging on a gibbet. 5. to hold up to public scorn. [1175–1225; < Old French gibet (earlier, staff or cudgel), diminutive of gibe staff, club]

gibbet

Past participle: gibbeted
Gerund: gibbeting

Imperative
gibbet
gibbet

Present
I gibbet
you gibbet
he/she/it gibbets
we gibbet
you gibbet
they gibbet

Preterite
I gibbeted
you gibbeted
he/she/it gibbeted
we gibbeted
you gibbeted
they gibbeted

Present Continuous
I am gibbeting
you are gibbeting
he/she/it is gibbeting
we are gibbeting
you are gibbeting
they are gibbeting

Present Perfect
I have gibbeted
you have gibbeted
he/she/it has gibbeted
we have gibbeted
you have gibbeted
they have gibbeted

Past Continuous
I was gibbeting
you were gibbeting
he/she/it was gibbeting
we were gibbeting
you were gibbeting
they were gibbeting

Past Perfect
I had gibbeted
you had gibbeted
he/she/it had gibbeted
we had gibbeted
you had gibbeted
they had gibbeted

Future
I will gibbet
you will gibbet
he/she/it will gibbet
we will gibbet
you will gibbet
they will gibbet

Future Perfect
I will have gibbeted
you will have gibbeted
he/she/it will have gibbeted
we will have gibbeted
you will have gibbeted
they will have gibbeted

Future Continuous
I will be gibbeting
you will be gibbeting
he/she/it will be gibbeting
we will be gibbeting
you will be gibbeting
they will be gibbeting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gibbeting
you have been gibbeting
he/she/it has been gibbeting
we have been gibbeting
you have been gibbeting
they have been gibbeting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gibbeting
you will have been gibbeting
he/she/it will have been gibbeting
we will have been gibbeting
you will have been gibbeting
they will have been gibbeting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gibbeting
you had been gibbeting
he/she/it had been gibbeting
we had been gibbeting
you had been gibbeting
they had been gibbeting

Conditional
I would gibbet
you would gibbet
he/she/it would gibbet
we would gibbet
you would gibbet
they would gibbet

Past Conditional
I would have gibbeted
you would have gibbeted
he/she/it would have gibbeted
we would have gibbeted
you would have gibbeted
they would have gibbeted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gibbet - alternative terms for gallows gallous, gallows tree, gallows-treegallows - an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
Verb	1.	gibbet - hang on an execution instrumentstring up, hang - kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday"
	2.	gibbet - expose to ridicule or public scornpillorydisplay, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

gibbet

verbTo execute by suspending by the neck:hang.Informal: string up.Slang: swing.

Translations

绞刑架

gibbet

(ˈdʒibit) noun a gallows in the shape C on which criminals used to be executed or hung up after execution. 絞刑台 绞刑架