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impale

/ impale /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
"the enemies were impaled and left to die"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
stake impalement
Entails:
pierce
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 2
pierce with a sharp stake or point
"impale a shrimp on a skewer"
Type of:
pierce thrust
Kinds of:
pin spear
Derived:
spike impalement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
3
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kill pierce thrust pin spear