English verb: empale | |||
1. | empale (contact) pierce with a sharp stake or point | ||
Samples | Impale a shrimp on a skewer. | ||
Synonyms | impale, spike, transfix | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pierce, thrust | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pin, spear | ||