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knout

The word “knout” has 1 syllable: knout

It's pronounced as /naʊt/

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In the thesaurus, “knout” has 108 synonyms.

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Synonyms for knout

Meanings of knout

  • noun
    1. A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
  • verb
    1. To flog or beat with a knout.

Example Sentences

  • The prisoner was punished with a knout for disobeying orders.
  • In old Russia, the knout was a feared instrument of torture.
  • The guard raised his knout, but the crowd did not back down.
  • Tales of the cruel knout spread throughout the countryside.
  • He shuddered at the memory of the knout cracking through the silence.

On this page you'll find 108 synonyms or another words to knout, such as: bang, bash, baste, bastinade, bastinado, bat, baton.

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