impale

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈpeɪl/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈpeɪl/
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verb
R

to pierce something with a sharp point

She carefully impaled the marshmallow on the stick over the campfire.

R

to be stuck on something sharp

He accidentally impaled his hand on the sharp end of a broken bottle.

translation

v. to pierce something with a sharp point; to be stuck on something sharp

Word Forms

3rd Present impales
Past impaled
Perfect impaled
Progressive impaling