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Definition waterboard in American English

waterboard verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈwɔtərˌbɔrd/
1

to torture someone by putting a cloth over their face and pouring water over it to make them believe they are drowning

Example

The CIA waterboarded Mohammmed at least 183 times.

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Definition waterboard in American English