DRAW AND QUARTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does draw and quarter mean? 

• DRAW AND QUARTER (verb)
  The verb DRAW AND QUARTER has 1 sense:

1. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

  Familiarity information: DRAW AND QUARTER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRAW AND QUARTER (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

draw; draw and quarter; quarter

Context example:

in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes

Hypernyms (to "draw and quarter" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody