Gridiron vs. Torture

Gridironnoun

An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.

Gridironnoun

An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.

Gridironnoun

Any object resembling the rack or grate.

Gridironnoun

(nautical) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.

Gridironnoun

(theatre) A raised framework from which lighting is suspended.

Gridironnoun

(American football) The field on which American football is played.

Gridironnoun

American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.

Gridironverb

To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.

Gridironverb

To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.

Gridironnoun

A grated iron utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals.

Gridironnoun

An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.

Gridironnoun

A football field; - so called because of the resemblance of the parallel marked yard lines to a gridiron{1}.

Gridironnoun

a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

Gridironnoun

the playing field on which football is played

Torturenoun

intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony

Torturenoun

the "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships

Torturenoun

(colloquial) (often as "absolute torture") stage fright, severe embarrassment

Tortureverb

(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).

Torturenoun

Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.

Torturenoun

Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel.

Torturenoun

The act or process of torturing.

Tortureverb

To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.

Tortureverb

To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person.

Tortureverb

To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.

Tortureverb

To keep on the stretch, as a bow.

Torturenoun

extreme mental distress

Torturenoun

unbearable physical pain

Torturenoun

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain;

Torturenoun

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

Torturenoun

the act of torturing someone;

Tortureverb

torment emotionally or mentally

Tortureverb

subject to torture;

Torture

Torture is the act of deliberately inflicting severe physical or psychological suffering on someone by another as a punishment or in order to fulfill some desire of the torturer or force some action from the victim. Torture, by definition, is a knowing and intentional act; deeds which unknowingly or negligently inflict suffering or pain, without a specific intent to do so, are not typically considered torture.Torture has been carried out or sanctioned by individuals, groups, and states throughout history from ancient times to modern day, and forms of torture can vary greatly in duration from only a few minutes to several days or longer.