impaled
Pierced by stake
Impaled is the past tense of impale—to pierce through with a sharp object, typically a stake or spear: He fell from the balcony and was impaled on the fence below.
The word often describes gruesome accidents or deliberate torture.
Figuratively, to be impaled is to be trapped in an impossible position: impaled on the horns of a dilemma.
Pointed cooking rod
gore · transfix · penetrate · perforate · puncture · bayonet · harpoon · javelin
skewer
Pointed cooking rod
stab · gore · transfix · penetrate · perforate · puncture · bayonet · harpoon · javelin · arrow
lodged
Fixed firmly within
fixed · wedged · immobilized · snagged · caught · skewered · suspended · hanging · dangling · hoisted
stake
Sharpened post or share
- displayPresentation for viewing
- specimenIndividual for examination
- taxidermyPreserving animal skins lifelike
trophy · exhibit · pike · pole · gibbeted · scaffold · execution · warning · head · skull
- woundswound, wounded, bullet wound, wounds, ulcer
- heraldrycoat of arms, coats of arms, crest, crests, arms
- Vlad the ImpalerMedieval ruler infamous for impalement