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Strappado
Translation of "strappado" into Russian
strappado
Noun
UK
/stræpˈɑːdəʊ/
US
/stræpˈɑdoʊ/
strappado
strappados pl
страппадо
The prisoner was subjected to the strappado as a form of torture.
Заключённый подвергся страппадо как форме пытки.
Definitions
strappado
Noun
UK
/stræpˈɑːdəʊ/
US
/stræpˈɑdoʊ/
A form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and they are suspended by a rope attached to their wrists, often resulting in dislocated shoulders.
During the medieval period, the strappado was a common method of extracting confessions from prisoners.
A bondage or BDSM position in which a person’s arms are bound behind the back and raised, resembling the historical torture method.
The model was photographed in a strappado for the instructional guide.
strappado
Verb
UK
/stræpˈɑːdəʊ/
US
/stræpˈɑdoʊ/
To torture or restrain (a person) using the strappado method.
The inquisitors threatened to strappado the captive if he refused to speak.
strappado
Adjective
UK
/stræpˈɑːdəʊ/
US
/stræpˈɑdoʊ/
Relating to or involving the strappado torture or bondage position.
He was kept in a strappado posture for hours.