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Meaning of
guillotine
in English
guillotine
us
//ɡiˈtwɑːn//
uk
//ɡɪˈtwɒliːn//
#uncommon
Plural
guillotines
Past Tense
guillotined
Participle Verb
guillotining
Third Person Singular
guillotines
Definitions
Noun
a
legislative
procedure
to
expedite
bill
enactment
;
fixing
discussion
deadlines
The
parliament
applied
the
guillotine
to
rush
the
bill
through
.
a
device
for
execution
by
beheading
The
museum
exhibit
featured
a
replica
of
the
historic
guillotine
.
a
machine
with
a
falling
blade
for
capital
punishment
The
old
guillotine
was
a
terrifying
machine
with
a
heavy
blade
.
Verb
to
execute
or
cut
with
a
guillotine
(
device
)
The
executioner
used
the
guillotine
to
behead
the
prisoner
.
to
cut
or
trim
(
objects
,
body
parts
)
with
a
blade
The
gardener
will
guillotine
the
branches
to
maintain
the
tree's
shape
.
to
end
legislative
debate
by
invoking
cloture
;
expediting
a
vote
The
committee
decided
to
guillotine
the
discussion
to
meet
the
deadline
.
