impale

verb im·pale \ im-ˈpāl \

|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

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Definition of impale

impaled; impaling

transitive verb

1 : to join (coats of arms) on a heraldic shield divided vertically by a pale

2 a : to pierce with or as if with something pointed; especially : to torture or kill by fixing on a sharp stake

b : to fix in an inescapable or helpless position

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impalement

play \im-ˈpāl-mənt\ noun

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impaler

play \im-ˈpā-lər\ noun

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Examples of impale in a Sentence

impale a marshmallow or two on that stick and let's start toasting

Recent Examples of impale from the Web

Some people date the start of the movement to the 2015 YouTube video of a turtle whose head was impaled by a plastic straw, which has accumulated more than 25 million views.

— kate krader, Bloomberg.com, "Paper Straws Are So Hot Right Now, There’s Been a Run on Supplies," 5 June 2018
Here, her patients include a Doberman pinscher suffering from a gunshot wound, a tortoiseshell cat impaled by an arrow and a miniature dachshund seriously sick after eating a hot dog.

— New York Times, "Wild Animals Gallop, Swim and Scamper Their Way Through These Books," 25 May 2018
At Cook Hill Elementary School in Wallingford, a man who gave his name only as Tony watched utility workers try to untangle wires from a pickup — his granddaughter’s — that had been impaled by a light post.

— matthew ormseth, courant.com, "Connecticut Sifts Through Wreckage From Two Tornadoes, Macroburst," 17 May 2018
This is all the more notable as, for a fairly sizable chunk of the film, the tree branch she’s been impaled upon is sticking out of her stomach.

— bill goodykoontz, azcentral, "In blood-soaked 'Revenge,' a rape victim turns the tables," 10 May 2018
The bronze statue depicts a Polish soldier bound, gagged and impaled by a bayonet.

— Fox News, "Officials to detail plans for moving statue marking massacre," 14 May 2018
The bronze statue depicts a Polish soldier bound, gagged and impaled by a bayonet.

— bruce shipkowski, The Seattle Times, "Deal reached in dispute over statue marking Polish massacre," 13 May 2018
Yet, even against such an imposing backdrop, the statue holds its own, drawing eyes with its provocative display of a soldier impaled by a bayonet, standing more than 30 feet above the center of the square.

— New York Times, "Jersey City Argues Over a Statue, and Politicians in Poland Weigh In," 11 May 2018
Jen transforms from victim into rampaging killer after being impaled on a spearlike branch, which extrudes priapically from her lower abdomen.

— taylor antrim, Vogue, "Revenge Is an Exploitation Movie for the #MeToo Era," 11 May 2018

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