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  1. 1. n. a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope Source: wordnet

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ropetheirtiedallowedbackbehindcheckeddropfallformgroundhandsjerkliftedtheytortureuntilwrists

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strapstrap fernstrap hingestrap twicestrap-hangersstrap-shaped

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