impale
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
pierce with a sharp stake or point
impale a shrimp on a skewer
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- impalement derivation
- spike derivation
Sense 2 verb
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
the enemies were impaled and left to die
Types & categories
- kill hypernym
Related & opposite
- impalement derivation
- stake derivation
- pierce entails
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | impalement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spike |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pierce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spear |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impalement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stake |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | pierce |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | kill |