TORTURE


Meaning of TORTURE in English

I

n.

1) to employ, resort to, use ~

2) to inflict ~ on

3) to subject smb. to ~

4) to undergo ~

5) cruel; plain, sheer; sadistic; severe ~

6) water ~

7) ~ to + int. (it was sheer ~ to listen to her sing = it was sheer ~ listening to her sing)

8) under ~ (he confessed under ~)

II

v. ( D ; tr. ) to ~ into (he was ~d into confessing)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.