guillotine

n. beheading device with a sharp blade which slides vertically in grooves (used mainly during the French Revolution);(British) paper cutter

v. put to death by guillotine (device for beheading)

The guillotine is a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame from which a heavy blade is suspended. This blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing the victim's head from his body. The device is noted for long being the main method of execution in France and, more particularly, for its use during the French Revolution. The guillotine also "became a part of popular culture, celebrated as the people's avenger by supporters of the Revolution and vilified as the preeminent symbol of the Terror by opponents."
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Guillotine /guil·lo·tine/ [Fr.] an instrument with a sliding blade for excising a tonsil or the uvula. guil·lo·tine n. [more]Guillotine - Community and Resources

Noun
1. closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
(synonym) closure by compartment
(hypernym) closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law
2. instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
(hypernym) instrument of execution
Verb
1. kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
(hypernym) decapitate, behead

n. guillotine, beheading device with a sharp blade which slides vertically in grooves