impale (v.)

  1. pierce with a sharp stake or point; impale a shrimp on a skewer

    [ Syn: transfix , empale , spike ]

  2. kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; the enemies were impaled and left to die

    [ Syn: stake ]

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2011 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.