verb [VN]
1 to push a sharp pointed object through sth:
She impaled a lump of meat on her fork.
2 if you impale yourself on sth, or are impaled on it, you have a sharp pointed object pushed into you and you may be caught somewhere by it:
He had fallen and been impaled on some iron railings.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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