Nettle vs. Torture

Nettlenoun

Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.

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Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles:

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Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);

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s and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus:

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(Eucnide);

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(Dendrocnide photinophylla).

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Certain plants that have spines or prickles:

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(Solanum carolinense);

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Solanum elaeagnifolium, bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle;

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Solanum dimidiatum, western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle;

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Solanum rostratum, horse-nettle;

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Celtis (hackberry).

Nettlenoun

Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:

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, dumb nettle (Lamium), particularly Lamium album, white nettle;

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(Boehmeria, family Urticaceae);

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or painted nettle (Coleus);

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(Stachys);

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(Galeopsis);

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Agastache urticifolia,

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, Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae).

Nettlenoun

Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.

Nettleverb

(transitive) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.

Nettleverb

To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.

Nettlenoun

A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracilis is common in the Northern, and Urtica chamædryoides in the Southern, United States. The common European species, Urtica urens and Urtica dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. Urtica pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England.

Nettleverb

To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.

Nettlenoun

any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

Nettleverb

sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

Nettleverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

Torturenoun

intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony

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

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(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

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unbearable physical pain

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intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain;

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

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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.