to execute by hanging

to rack one's brains

gibbet; hanging post

gallows; gibbet

to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn

reamer

to wring

to kill by strangling, hanging or garrotting; (fig.) to snuff out

sharp pain; cramp; griping pain; colic; angina, cf 心絞痛|心绞痛

capstan

a noose for hanging criminals

to be hanged; to hang oneself

minced meat

winch; windlass

meat grinder

jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

to rack one's brains