bastinado

Other forms: bastinadoed; bastinadoes; bastinadoing; bastinados

Definitions of bastinado

1. noun

   a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
   synonyms: falanga

   type of:

   torture, torturing

   the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
2. noun

   a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
   type of:

   cudgel

   a club that is used as a weapon
3. verb

   beat somebody on the soles of the feet
   type of:

   beat

   hit repeatedly