English verb: impale | |||
1. | impale (contact) pierce with a sharp stake or point | ||
Samples | Impale a shrimp on a skewer. | ||
Synonyms | empale, spike, transfix | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pierce, thrust | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pin, spear | ||
2. | impale (contact) kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | ||
Samples | The enemies were impaled and left to die. | ||
Examples | They want to impale the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | stake | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
Entail | pierce | ||