1. (verb) expose to ridicule or public scorn

• gibbet

2. (verb) criticize harshly or violently

• blast
• crucify
• savage

1. (noun) a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

• instrument of punishment

2. (verb) expose to ridicule or public scorn

• display
• exhibit
• expose

3. (verb) punish by putting in a pillory

• penalise
• penalize
• punish

4. (verb) criticize harshly or violently

• criticise
• criticize
• knock
• pick apart