estrapade

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Synonyms: escapade, estrade, extrapate, estacade, strapado

Antonyms: escapade, estrade, extrapate, estacade, strapado

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Noun

1. The [[rear]]ing, [[plunge|plunging]], and [[kick]]ing actions of a [[horse]] trying to get rid of its [[rider]].
2. A form of [[torture]] in which the victim is [[suspend]]ed on a [[rope]] that is attached to a [[pulley]], over a [[fire]] and [[repeatedly]] let down close to the flames and hauled up away from them, in order to prolong the suffering.

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