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Synonyms for impale

pierce with a sharp stake or point

kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

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A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "It is believed the boy fell from a tree impaling his right arm on the metal spike.
We never try to remove anything impaling the body at the scene so he was cut free of the bike and taken to hospital for treatment.
Here I provide evidence of another purpose for the impaling of certain inedible objects.
Det Supt Matt Ward, who led the investigation, said last month that police would be presenting a report to coroner Robin Balmain outlining the force's belief that Mr Ince had suffered a stroke and become disorientated before accidentally impaling himself.
Nolte, who moved from Colorado to Los Angeles to be near his target, fantasised about impaling the star and beheading her then fiance, Scots actor Ross McCall.
A WOMAN from Coventry had to be cut free by firefighters after falling from a ladder and impaling her leg on a metal fence.
A TEENAGER is in a serious condition in hospital after impaling his thigh on the handlebars of his bike in a freak accident.
A SINGER died after impaling his leg on a spiked iron railing while taking a short cut to a party.
A SPRINGER spaniel came within a whisker of death after impaling himself on a two-foot fencing spike.
A man was taken to hospital after impaling his backside on metal railings.
The stallion was killed after impaling itself on railings in an attempt to get to a mare on a Dublin housing estate.
A YOUNG girl was freed by firefighters last night after impaling her hand on a spiked park fence.
SCHOOLBOY Steven Fletcher was recovering in hospital yesterday after impaling himself on a fence spike.
A MAN was in hospital last night after impaling his leg on railings while taking a short-cut home.
One 26-year-old girl ended up in hospital last weekend after impaling her foot on one of the sharp spikes.