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NAIL PULLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nail pulling mean?
• NAIL PULLING (noun)
The noun NAIL PULLING has 1 sense:
1. a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed
Familiarity information: NAIL PULLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
nail pulling; nail removal
Hypernyms ("nail pulling" is a kind of...):
torture; torturing (the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason)
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