hangman

«hangman» in Mova's school dictionary: A hangman was the man whose job was to put criminals to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (hangmen) (old use)

meaning for a pupil

(old use) A hangman was the man whose job was to put criminals to death by hanging them. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales, a feared figure who comes to carry out a sentence on a prisoner

examples

• The hangman waited with his rope. tree →
• «Say your prayers,» said the hangman. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hangman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.