Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)pillorya wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn Verbs
(v)pillorypunish by putting in a pillory (v)savage, blast, pillory, crucifycriticize harshly or violently“The press savaged the new President”,
“The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage”