impale
impale
Definition
im·pale (im pāl′)
transitive verb -·paled′, -·pal′·ing
- Rare to surround with or as with a palisade
- to pierce through with, or fix on, something pointed; transfix
- to punish or torture by fixing on a stake
- to make helpless, as if fixed on a stake impaled by her glance
- Heraldry to join (two coats of arms) side by side on one shield
Etymology: Fr empaler < ML impalare < L in-, on + palus, a stake, pole
im·pale′·ment noun
impale
Synonyms
impale
Usage Examples
Object
- arm: His badge of office is the shield of St George impaling the arms of the Sovereign, all within a Garter.
- head: The Queen had their heads impaled on spikes on the city walls of York.
- people: For a Chinese game you'd expect some oriental music while you impale people at least.
- man: Has a well trimmed wiry beard which tapers to a point that could probably impale a man.
- body: He also lined the approaches to the city on the right hand and on the left, for miles, with impaled bodies.
- coat: When used in an impaled coat the bordure is not continued around the inner side.
Preposition: on
- spike: The Queen had their heads impaled on spikes on the city walls of York.
- hook: Cut fish baits can simply be impaled on the hook in a similar manner to ' J ' hooks.
- stake: The arrows flew thick and fast, and those men-at-arms who charged the archers found their horses impaled on the stakes.
- spear: He lost his first life in Series 10 while spirit traveling when he was impaled on a spear.
- railing: He fell out of a window while painting and was impaled on metal railings.
- stick: See him profoundly tortured, flayed, and impaled on a stick, that is.
Adjective complement
- argent: They depict the See of Oxford impaling argent an eagle sable charged with a mullet argent.
- quarterly: Courtenay, Earl of Devonshire, impaling quarterly France and England within a Bord, Argent and Azure.
Modifying Another Word
- accidentally: During the struggle, Logan accidentally impaled Rose on his claws, killing her.
- then: Several hundred were roughly daubed with paint, of various colors, and each was then impaled on a pin.
Preposition: in
- mouth: Fish experience pain and fear and suffer greatly when they are impaled in the mouth and torn from the water.
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