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| correct |
to show the mistakes of; scold; punish. [1/5 definitions] |
| discipline |
to punish for the sake of training or changing behavior. [1/7 definitions] |
| easy |
When someone is easy, it means that they do not ask you to do very much, or they do not punish you very much when you do something wrong. [1/4 definitions] |
| harsh |
When someone is harsh to other people, it means that they are mean or cruel, or they punish people hard. [1/3 definitions] |
| mercy |
If a judge treats a prisoner with mercy, the judge does not punish the prisoner as much as he or she could. If a student does something very wrong and the school principal shows mercy to them, the principal gives them only a mild punishment, or they stop the punishment they are already giving. Mercy is a type of kindness or a kind way of treating someone. [1/3 definitions] |
| pillory |
a wooden structure that had holes for holding a person's head and hands. Pillories were used in early America to punish people who had broken the law by having them displayed in this way and be laughed at by the public. |
| punish |
When you punish someone, you cause them to feel something painful or not pleasant because you feel they did something wrong. The law also punishes people when they are caught breaking the law. |
| spoil |
If a parent spoils a child, they let their child do whatever they want or have whatever they want. Also, they often don't punish their child when the child has done something bad. [1/5 definitions] |
| stone |
to throw stones at to punish or kill. [1/6 definitions] |
| tar and feather |
to punish or humiliate by covering with tar and feathers. |
| threaten |
to say that one will harm or punish; make a threat to. [1/4 definitions] |
| vengeful |
feeling or showing a strong desire to punish someone for a past wrong; feeling or showing revenge. |
| whip |
A whip is a long, thin thing like a rope or strip of leather that is attached to a handle. Sometimes there is more than one rope or strip attached. A whip is used to make an animal move, or to protect oneself from something, or to punish, control, or hurt another person or animal. [1/7 definitions] |
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