Impale
verb
To pierce or stab with a pointed object or weapon.
He accidentally impaled his foot on a sharp piece of wood.
Often appears as...
- impale on
- impale with
verb
To fix someone or something on a sharp stake or point.
In the horror movie, the villain impaled his victims on stakes.
Often appears as...
- impale on stake
- impale on point
verb
To expose or present to harm, criticism, or ridicule.
By jumping to conclusions without knowing the full story, he impaled himself to public ridicule.
Often appears as...
- impale oneself
- impale to ridicule
verb
To pierce or stab with a pointed object or weapon.
He accidentally impaled his foot on a sharp piece of wood.
Often appears as...
- impale on
- impale with
verb
To fix someone or something on a sharp stake or point.
In the horror movie, the villain impaled his victims on stakes.
Often appears as...
- impale on stake
- impale on point
verb
To expose or present to harm, criticism, or ridicule.
By jumping to conclusions without knowing the full story, he impaled himself to public ridicule.
Often appears as...
- impale oneself
- impale to ridicule
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Accidental Piercing
Usually implies an accident, often used to describe injuries.
She slipped and impaled her arm on a fencing spike.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity of Wound
Suggests a serious wound due to the action of impaling.
The doctor rushed to the man who impaled his leg on a rod.
Pro Tip 3/3Vivid Imagery
Evokes a clear and often disturbing image, useful in descriptive writing.
The battlefield was strewn with warriors impaled on spears.
Pro Tip 1/3Accidental Piercing
Usually implies an accident, often used to describe injuries.
She slipped and impaled her arm on a fencing spike.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity of Wound
Suggests a serious wound due to the action of impaling.
The doctor rushed to the man who impaled his leg on a rod.
Pro Tip 3/3Vivid Imagery
Evokes a clear and often disturbing image, useful in descriptive writing.
The battlefield was strewn with warriors impaled on spears.
Pro Tip 1/3Accidental Piercing
Usually implies an accident, often used to describe injuries.
She slipped and impaled her arm on a fencing spike.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity of Wound
Suggests a serious wound due to the action of impaling.
The doctor rushed to the man who impaled his leg on a rod.
Pro Tip 3/3Vivid Imagery
Evokes a clear and often disturbing image, useful in descriptive writing.
The battlefield was strewn with warriors impaled on spears.
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Safari Live - Day 11 PIPE...
they won't really use them to protect themselves all that much from things like lions lions tend to be able to deal with it but things like wild dog hyena I have seen kudu standing their ground and using those horns to try and impale those animals particularly because there's quite a few of them and they often entangle him there is an
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Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
Janny would like to know do the Predators ever get impaled by the gun ooh horns I'd say they might get a few wounds from them but the new horn is not really sufficient to impale something like a lion maybe a cheetah but I'd say again very very rare they might pick up
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Why art thrives at...
and no placards explaining the art, just natural curiosity. You see a work on the horizon, and you ride towards it. When you arrive, you walk all around it, you touch it, you test it. Is it sturdy enough to climb on? Will I be impaled by it?
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Self Stabbing PIPE National...
other living gods cease breathing bodies a spirit and a zombies one believer after another is helped through the ceremonial gate knives are raised and ready then August impales the knife against his chest it is the job of his
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The spear-wielding stork...
However, he wasn’t the first person to hunt that specific bird. Upon recovering the stork, von Bothmer found it impaled by a yard long wooden spear. A local professor determined the weapon was African in origin,
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Land Divers PIPE National...
Willie must jump out as far as he can to avoid impaling himself on the towers rough wads he urges on the singers summoning support Willie proves why he is a land dive champion he's strong
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The 5 Musketeers Have an...
Kathy you're wondering if they ever impale themselves on the thorns Kathy I have very rarely seen birds and pail themselves on thorns so these little bits that are sticking out here are
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Bending Steel with Your...
and physical support manjit's brought along his grey head Posse but it looks like Johnny's the one who needs reassuring and you're absolutely sure I'm not gonna be impaled I'm not
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Cliff Jumping PIPE National...
what it's like to fly or if you can fly below you jagged cliffs ready to impale you if you fail several hundred feet down in the water adults squawk encouragement to you
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Dangerous Rites: Vine...
jump out as far as he can to avoid impaling himself on the towers rough wads he urges on the singers summoning support
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 11 PIPE...
they won't really use them to protect themselves all that much from things like lions lions tend to be able to deal with it but things like wild dog hyena I have seen kudu standing their ground and using those horns to try and impale those animals particularly because there's quite a few of them and they often entangle him there is an
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
Janny would like to know do the Predators ever get impaled by the gun ooh horns I'd say they might get a few wounds from them but the new horn is not really sufficient to impale something like a lion maybe a cheetah but I'd say again very very rare they might pick up
Video examples
Why art thrives at...
and no placards explaining the art, just natural curiosity. You see a work on the horizon, and you ride towards it. When you arrive, you walk all around it, you touch it, you test it. Is it sturdy enough to climb on? Will I be impaled by it?
Video examples
Self Stabbing PIPE National...
other living gods cease breathing bodies a spirit and a zombies one believer after another is helped through the ceremonial gate knives are raised and ready then August impales the knife against his chest it is the job of his
Video examples
The spear-wielding stork...
However, he wasn’t the first person to hunt that specific bird. Upon recovering the stork, von Bothmer found it impaled by a yard long wooden spear. A local professor determined the weapon was African in origin,
Video examples
Land Divers PIPE National...
Willie must jump out as far as he can to avoid impaling himself on the towers rough wads he urges on the singers summoning support Willie proves why he is a land dive champion he's strong
Video examples
The 5 Musketeers Have an...
Kathy you're wondering if they ever impale themselves on the thorns Kathy I have very rarely seen birds and pail themselves on thorns so these little bits that are sticking out here are
Video examples
Bending Steel with Your...
and physical support manjit's brought along his grey head Posse but it looks like Johnny's the one who needs reassuring and you're absolutely sure I'm not gonna be impaled I'm not
Video examples
Cliff Jumping PIPE National...
what it's like to fly or if you can fly below you jagged cliffs ready to impale you if you fail several hundred feet down in the water adults squawk encouragement to you
Video examples
Dangerous Rites: Vine...
jump out as far as he can to avoid impaling himself on the towers rough wads he urges on the singers summoning support
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Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
When I was a child, my father used to take me for walks, often along a river or by the sea. We would pass people fishing, perhaps reeling in their lines with struggling fish hooked at the end of them. Once I saw a man take a small fish out of a bucket and impale it, still wriggling, on an empty hook to use as bait.
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Peter Ackroyd
British Author
His head was boiled, impaled upon a pole and raised above London Bridge. So ended the life of Thomas More, one of the few Londoners upon whom sainthood has been conferred and the first English layman to be beatified as a martyr.
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James Dean
Actor
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
When I was a child, my father used to take me for walks, often along a river or by the sea. We would pass people fishing, perhaps reeling in their lines with struggling fish hooked at the end of them. Once I saw a man take a small fish out of a bucket and impale it, still wriggling, on an empty hook to use as bait.
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Peter Ackroyd
British Author
His head was boiled, impaled upon a pole and raised above London Bridge. So ended the life of Thomas More, one of the few Londoners upon whom sainthood has been conferred and the first English layman to be beatified as a martyr.
Quote examples
James Dean
Actor
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
Example 1 of 3
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