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 | ||