1. (

• pillory

) a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn ;

1. (

• pillory ,
• gibbet ,

) expose to ridicule or public scorn ;

2. (

• pillory

) punish by putting in a pillory ;

3. (

• savage ,
• blast ,
• pillory ,
• crucify ,

) criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" ;