Thesaurus:impale

Thesaurus

impale

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to pierce something with any long, pointed object

Synonyms

• empierce (now rare)
• fix
• impale
• pierce
• prick
• puncture
• run through
• stake
• stick    [⇒ thesaurus]
• transfix
• transpierce

Hyponyms

• bore    [⇒ thesaurus]
• cut    [⇒ thesaurus]
• drill
• skewer
• spit
• stab    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:make a hole

Further reading

• “260. opening” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “impale” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.