break upon the wheel en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To execute using a breaking wheel.
For his rapacity, the guardsman was broken upon the wheel.
2006, Roger Ekirch, At Day's Close, page 63:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| broken upon the wheel | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| broke upon the wheel | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| breaking upon the wheel | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| breaks upon the wheel | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |