0 present participle of impale
1 to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person:
However, after impaling a cell, the spot stimulus that evoked the largest amplitude center-mediated response was considered centered over the cell and adjustment of stimuli position was made accordingly.
For the sake of clarity and to help the courts, we needed to make it clear that in this case impaling meant transfixing.
In our view, setting dates alone will not advance the process—instead, it risks impaling the process on a hook and inhibiting sensible discussion.
We are in danger of impaling ourselves on that dogma.
They lunge forward, and with a sweeping motion grab their prey, impaling it on their double rows of sharp teeth.
With that she jumps off the building, impaling her chest on the iron spiked fence below.
Looking up, he sees a caped figure screaming in agony with a large crucifix impaling him from the back.
And a fourth example shows the king with the double crown and impaling a hippopotamus.
