gallows in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
gallows in Marathi मराठी
gallows in Nepali नेपाली
gallows in Sindhi سنڌي
gallows in Tamil தமிழ்
gallows in Telugu తెలుగు
gallows in English
- gallows⇄adj. (Archaic or Slang.)1. deserving to be hanged; villainous.
2. mischievous or wild.
Ex. gallows children.
3. fine; great. - gallows⇄adv. (Dialect or Slang.) extremely; very.
- gallows⇄expr. cheat the gallows, to escape punishment, such as the gallows, due for a capital crime.
Ex. ... the greatest thief that ever cheated the gallows (Dickens). - gallows⇄expr. gallowses, (Dialect.) galluses.
Ex. It must be very handy to have shoulder straps instead of gallowses,--besides, gallows is an ugly name (Baltimore Spirit Public Journals). - gallows⇄expr. have the gallows in one's face, to have the look of a person doomed to or deserving the gallows.
Ex. Hold him fast, the dog; he has the gallows in his face (Oliver Goldsmith). - gallows⇄gallows, noun, pl.-lowsesor-lows,adjective, adverb.
- gallows⇄noun 1. a wooden frame made of a crossbar on two upright posts, used for hanging criminals.
(SYN) gibbet.
2. punishment by hanging.
Ex. The judge sentenced the murderer to the gallows.
3. a gallows bird; a rascal.
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