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1.nounA machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade.
2.nounA device used for cutting stacks of paper to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged blade attached to a flat platform.
3.nounA cloture; a motion that debate be ended and a vote taken.
4.nounA surgical instrument for cutting the tonsils.
5.verbTo execute, cut or cut short (a person, a stack of paper or a debate) by use of a guillotine.
6.verbTo end discussion on a parliamentary bill by invoking cloture.