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EMPALE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pierce with a sharp stake or point

Example:

impale a shrimp on a skewer

Synonyms:

empale; impale; spike; transfix

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "empale" is one way to...):

pierce; thrust (penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "empale"):

pin (pierce with a pin)

spear (pierce with a spear)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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