pfählen — meaning in English

English meaning

• impale verb To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.
• stake noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.

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

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

stake — full definition

1. noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.
2. noun A share or personal interest in a business, outcome, or situation.
3. noun Money or something else risked in a bet or contest.
4. verb To risk something on the outcome of an event, or to mark an area with stakes.

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