To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage.
To thoroughly beat at a sport or game.
To execute by strangulation.
To suddenly render insensible by semi-strangulation, and then to rob.
A cord, wire or similar used for strangulation.
An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.