transfix (v)
impale (v)
empale (v)
spike (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 35
def pierce with a sharp stake or point
examples impale a shrimp on a skewer
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym pierce, thrust
Derivationally related form spike → spike
Derivationally related form impale → impalement
Hyponym pin; spear
Incoming links
Derivationally related form impalement → impale
Derivationally related form spike → spike
Hyponym pierce, thrust
Hypernym pin; spear

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