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What does impale mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word impale? Here's what it means.

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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Whether the flightless birds used their beaks to impale or bludgeon their prey is unknown, Chiappe says.
Once I saw a man take a small fish out of a bucket and impale it, still wriggling, on an empty hook to use as bait.
There is only so much a manager can learn from Genghis Khan it is no longer practical to impale competitors on spikes.
Miraculously, Posada managed to find the ball, whirl and throw a perfect peg down to second to impale the Impaler.
But those who caused the economy to impale itself on its own greed remain protected from the consequences of their behaviour.
To make sure that a zombie stays down you need something that can pierce or impale its head.

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