Main entry: pillory
Definition: 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
Main entry: crucify, blast, pillory, savage
Definition: criticize harshly or violently
Usage: The press savaged the new President; The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
Main entry: pillory
Definition: punish by putting in a pillory
Definition: expose to ridicule or public scorn