aufspießen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gore noun Blood, especially clotted or thickened blood from a wound, or graphic depictions of violence.
- impale verb To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.
- prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
- skewer noun A thin metal or wooden rod used to hold pieces of food together while cooking.
- spit noun A thin rod used to skewer and rotate meat while it cooks over a fire.
- transfix verb To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
Senses
aufspießen is used for these senses in English:
- gore (transitive, of an animal) To pierce with a horn or tusk.
- impale (transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
- prong To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.
- skewer To impale on a skewer.
- spit (transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
- transfix (transitive) To fix or impale.
gore — full definition
- noun Blood, especially clotted or thickened blood from a wound, or graphic depictions of violence.
- verb To wound someone by piercing them with a horn or tusk.
- noun A triangular piece of fabric or land, such as a panel sewn into a skirt or sail to add width.
impale — full definition
- verb To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.
- verb Historically, to kill someone by driving a stake through their body.