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thumbscrew

/ˈθʌmskruː/noun

उच्चारण थम्स्क्रू

अँगूठा कसने का यातना-यंत्र

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    an instrument of torture used in the past, which crushed a person's thumbs between screws

    अँगूठा कसने का यातना-यंत्र

    • The museum displays thumbscrews and other instruments of torture.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a screw with a flat or ridged head that can be turned with the thumb and fingers

    अँगूठे से घुमाया जाने वाला पेंच

    • The cover is held in place by two thumbscrews.
§Grammar and usage

Put the thumbscrews on somebody means to put strong pressure on somebody to make them do something.

Idiom put the thumbscrews on somebody का अर्थ है किसी पर कोई काम करवाने के लिए बहुत ज़्यादा दबाव डालना।