- (n.) An engine for casting stones.
- (v.t.) To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture.
- (v.t.) To pain; to distress; to afflict.
- (n.) Extreme pain; anguish; torture; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind.
- (v.t.) To put into great agitation.
- (n.) That which gives pain, vexation or misery.
- (v.t.) To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with importunities or with petty annoyances.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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