pfählen — meaning in English
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Senses
pfählen is used for these senses in English:
- impale (ambitransitive) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
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.
stake — full definition
- noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.
- noun A share or personal interest in a business, outcome, or situation.
- noun Money or something else risked in a bet or contest.
- verb To risk something on the outcome of an event, or to mark an area with stakes.
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