To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.
To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.
A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.
The removal of a block or blockage.
To remove or clear a block or obstruction from.
In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one's partner's long suit.
To free or make available.
To enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked).