spietsen — meaning in English

English meaning

• impale verb To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.
• launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.

Senses

spietsen is used for these senses in English:

• impale (ambitransitive) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
• launch (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
• launch (transitive, obsolete) To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

impale — full definition

1. verb To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.
2. verb Historically, to kill someone by driving a stake through their body.

launch — full definition

1. verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
2. verb To start something new, such as a business, product, or campaign.
3. noun The act of starting or introducing something new, or of sending a vessel or rocket into motion.
4. noun A large motorboat, especially one used to ferry people to and from a larger ship.

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