guillotine
US /ˈɡɪləˌtin, ˈɡiə-/
・UK /ˈgɪləti:n/
C1
noun
- Cutting machine with a sharp blade
- A machine with a heavy blade used for beheading people.
verb
- To cut with a device with a sharp blade
other
- To bring something to an abrupt end.
- To execute someone by using a guillotine.