impale
About 0.08 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
- verb To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage).
- verb To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
- verb To enclose or fence with stakes.
Similar words
spike stake empale transfix stab gore enpierce through-gird enthrill pincushion
Often followed by
the him a them her himself themselves it his their
Word family
impaled impalement impalements impaler impalers impales impaling
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