| amerce |
to punish by a fine or penalty, esp. a penalty not specified in law. |
| blister |
to scold or punish harshly. [1/5 definitions] |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. [1/2 definitions] |
| discipline |
to punish for the sake of training or correcting. [1/7 definitions] |
| ferule |
to punish using a ferule. [1/2 definitions] |
| flagellate |
to punish or drive by harsh methods. [1/4 definitions] |
| keelhaul |
to punish (someone) by submerging and dragging under the bottom of a vessel and up the other side. [2 definitions] |
| pay |
to get revenge on; punish. [1/16 definitions] |
| revenge |
the desire to retaliate or punish for an offense. [1/5 definitions] |
| scourge |
a whip used to punish people. [1/4 definitions] |
| stone |
to throw stones at, esp. to punish or kill by such throwing. [1/10 definitions] |
| tar and feather |
to punish or humiliate by coating with tar and feathers. [2 definitions] |
| threaten |
to declare intent to harm or punish. [1/7 definitions] |
| vigilance committee |
a group of citizens that illegally assumes authority to punish crime because of dissatisfaction with or absence of the usual law-enforcement agencies. |
| vigilante |
one who seeks to avenge a crime or injury or to punish a suspected criminal without legal authority or due process. |
| whip |
to punish or chastise in this manner. [1/13 definitions] |