impale
Run a spike
To impale is to pierce through with a sharp object—a stake, spear, or spike.
The word suggests violent penetration that fixes the victim in place: The knight was impaled on the enemy's lance.
Historically, impalement was a method of execution.
Figuratively, to be impaled is to be trapped or stuck in an uncomfortable position: impaled on the horns of a dilemma.
Pointed cooking rod
- stabPierce with point
- spikeSharp rise or point
- transfixImmobilize through shock or piercing
- penetrateEnter or pass through
puncture · lance · spear · perforate · run through · thrust · gore · prick
Pole with sharp point
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
- pikeLong battlefield spear
- javelinThrowing spear for sport
- halberdAxe-headed infantry pike
bayonet · trident · stake · glaive · partisan · polearm · point · blade
Sharpened post or share
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- coffinBurial container for remains
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- woodenMade from timber
chest · slayer · hunter · garlic · mallet · destroy · kill · pierce
Completing a planned task
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- stakeSharpened post or share
- displayPresentation for viewing
- deathCessation of life
suffering · agony · cruelty · medieval · public · warning · atrocity · barbaric
Handheld defensive armor
- crestHighest point or tuft
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- armsUpper body limbs
- chargeCost or accusation
blazon · escutcheon · quarterly · coat of arms · field · tincture · marshalling · dexter
skewer
Pointed cooking rod
penetrate · puncture · lance · spear · perforate · run through · thrust · gore · prick · stick
spear
Pole with sharp point
halberd · bayonet · trident · stake · glaive · partisan · polearm · point · blade · shaft
stake
Sharpened post or share
wooden · chest · slayer · hunter · garlic · mallet · destroy · kill · pierce · fangs
execution
Completing a planned task
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- stakeSharpened post or share
- displayPresentation for viewing
death · suffering · agony · cruelty · medieval · public · warning · atrocity · barbaric · torment
shield
Handheld defensive armor
charge · blazon · escutcheon · quarterly · coat of arms · field · tincture · marshalling · dexter · sinister
- Vlad the ImpalerMedieval ruler infamous for impalement