erstechen — meaning in English

English meaning

• impale verb To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.
• stab verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.

Senses

erstechen is used for these senses in English:

• impale (ambitransitive) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
• stab (transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

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.

stab — full definition

1. verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
2. noun A wound or act caused by stabbing.
3. noun Informal: an attempt at something.
4. noun A sudden, sharp pain, whether physical or emotional.

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