—guillotine /ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/
noun (DEVICE)
F0 [C or S] a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads:
» King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution.Thesaurus+: ↑Death penaltiesF0 [C] UK a device with a long sharp blade that is used for cutting large quantities of paper
Thesaurus+: ↑Tools , ↑Gardening toolsThesaurus+: ↑Office equipment , ↑Communicating by telephone , ↑Paper and stationerynoun [C] UK SPECIALIZED (LIMIT)
► F0 a limit on the amount of discussion allowed about a particular law in Parliament, made by setting a fixed time before a final vote must be takenThesaurus+: ↑Legislation and law-makingverb [T] (KILL) ↑Verb Endings for guillotine
► F0 to cut someone's head off using a guillotine: » During the French Revolution, thousands of people were guillotined.Thesaurus+: ↑Death penaltiesverb [T] UK SPECIALIZED (LIMIT) ↑Verb Endings for guillotine
► F0 to set a fixed time before a final vote must be taken on a particular law in Parliament: » The bill was guillotined at the committee stage.Thesaurus+: ↑Legislation and law-making- Verb Endings for bequeath
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