"hang, draw and quarter" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: hangs, draws and quarters [present, singular, third-person], hanging, drawing and quartering [participle, present], hanged, drew and quartered [past], hung, drew and quartered [past], hanged, drawn and quartered [participle, past], hung, drawn and quartered [participle, past]
Etymology: From hang + draw and quarter. Etymology templates: {{com|en|hang|draw and quarter}} hang + draw and quarter Head templates: {{en-verb|hang<,,hanged:hung>, draw<,,drew,drawn> and quarter<>}} hang, draw and quarter (third-person singular simple present hangs, draws and quarters, present participle hanging, drawing and quartering, simple past hanged, drew and quartered or hung, drew and quartered, past participle hanged, drawn and quartered or hung, drawn and quartered)
  1. (transitive, historical) To execute (someone) by hanging until nearly dead, followed by castration, disembowelling, beheading and quartering; especially as a punishment for high treason. Tags: historical, transitive Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-hang,_draw_and_quarter-en-verb-F8ymLhqN Disambiguation of Death: 85 15 Categories (other): English coordinated triples, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English coordinated triples: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. (transitive, figurative) To savagely attack, or attempt to utterly destroy. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-hang,_draw_and_quarter-en-verb-2ku59ArL

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