Associations to the word «Impale»

Wiktionary

IMPALE, verb. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
IMPALE, verb. More generally, to pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.

Dictionary definition

IMPALE, verb. Pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer".
IMPALE, verb. Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley