What does impale mean?

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Verb
  1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
  2. To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
  3. To fence or enclose with stakes.
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Young fawns who can't jump the fence may impale themselves on the metal as they try to crawl underneath.
But those who caused the economy to impale itself on its own greed remain protected from the consequences of their behaviour.
Male shrikes in Israel's Negev Desert impale snails and nest-building materials onto thorns to attract mates.
She quickly punched the first one and jumped to the side as one tried to impale her with a spear.
They have a retractable proboscis that exits through a tiny pore and is used to impale prey.
Whether the flightless birds used their beaks to impale or bludgeon their prey is unknown, Chiappe says.

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