Term: strappado: a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
Candidate hypernym: torture: 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 → 1
Candidate hypernym: health spa: a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness → 0
Candidate hypernym: palace: a large and stately mansion → 0
Candidate hypernym: tetragonia: New Zealand spinach → 0
Candidate hypernym: babylonian: an inhabitant of ancient Babylon → 0
Candidate hypernym: medical science: the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease → 0
Candidate hypernym: torte: rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria → 0
Candidate hypernym: apostolic delegate: (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it → 0
Candidate hypernym: recoil: a movement back from an impact → 0
Candidate hypernym: crumb: small piece of e.g. bread or cake → 0
Candidate hypernym: bullfinch: common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast → 0