pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
impale
How to use impale in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for impale.
Editorial note
Verb: spike;1. impale on or pierce with a sharp point.
Quick take
pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of impale gathered in one view.
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for impale.
verb
pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
verb
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"
See also: stake
Example sentences
Verb: spike;1. impale on or pierce with a sharp point.
My guess would be that the metal shaft would impale the car and the occupants.
Instead they impale their pray on thorns or barbed wire so that they can tear off bits with their beaks.
A Deer can impale a dog's neck or torax easily also.
Stalin and his best friend Rasputin would so totally impale you for smiling.
Wouldn't you impale one person and immediately lose your lance or fall off your horse trying to hold it?
If you impale an animal the common response is either to fight back or try to run away as fast as they can.
If they're instead designed to impale people who force it open that's going to be illegal in most places even if trespassing is also a criminal offence there.
And if you criticize it in even the lightest way, the religious fervor I mentioned before brings every free software supporter out to impale you.
Most communist propaganda I've seen is not 1920s "agitprop" style posters with workers and farmers waving red flags and inviting you to impale your capitalist boss on a bayonet.
I was driving a mid 80's Volvo 850 in the early 2000's, and while turning around, I managed to run over a wheel stop and impale my car's oil pan on a piece of rebar sticking out from the top of the wheel stop.
In earlier parts of human history, if you tried to cut off a population's access to a valuable resource like water by claiming land ownership, they'd just come with sharp implements, impale you on them, and take the land back from you.
But this is a non-destructive, easily reversible fifteen-minute modification to a pair of $150 headphones I already own, and can afford to replace if I slip and impale a driver or something.
I want Jasper Fforde to write a book about this... gangs of 14th century typographers rove the Italian cities, always ready to whip out finely-honed copies of LaTex to impale hated rivals and defend family honour.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use impale in a sentence?
Verb: spike;1. impale on or pierce with a sharp point.
What does impale mean?
pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
What part of speech is impale?
impale is commonly used as verb.