Associations to the word «Impale»

Wiktionary

IMPALE, verb. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
IMPALE, verb. More generally, to pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.

Dictionary definition

IMPALE, verb. Pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer".
IMPALE, verb. Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die".

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan