Thesaurus
variants:
or bastinade
Synonyms of bastinado
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
- the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado
Synonyms for bastinado
Words Related to bastinado
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More About bastinado
Thesaurus Entries Near bastinado
See More Nearby EntriesCite this Entry
“Bastinado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastinado. Accessed 23 Jun. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Test Your Vocabulary
Return of Name that Color!
-
- Name that color:
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Anagram puzzles meet word search.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
-
Return of Name that Color!
Additional colors! More obscure than before!
Take the quiz -
Name that Thing: Dog Breeds
Can you correctly identify these breeds?
Take the quiz -
Name That Thing
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question ...
Take the quiz -
SCRABBLE® Sprint
SCRABBLE® fans, sharpen your skills!
Play the game
Share bastinado
Time Traveler for bastinado
The first known use of bastinado was in 1572
See more words from the same year