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broken upon the wheel

broken upon the wheel is the past participle of break upon the wheel.

Meaning of break upon the wheel

Verb

break upon the wheel (third-person singular simple present breaks upon the wheel, present participle breaking upon the wheel, simple past broke upon the wheel, past participle broken upon the wheel)

  1. To execute using a breaking wheel.
    • For his rapacity, the guardsman was broken upon the wheel.2006, Roger Ekirch, At Day's Close, page 63

Questions about broken upon the wheel

What is broken upon the wheel the past participle of?
Broken upon the wheel is the past participle of break upon the wheel.

Words near broken upon the wheel in the dictionary

  1. broken the web
  2. broken the wheel
  3. broken through
  4. broken time
  5. broken up
  6. broken upon the wheel
  7. broken vertical bar
  8. broken vertical bars
  9. broken vessel
  10. broken vessels
  11. broken water

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