The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
(obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. In still older works, also spelt empalement (q.v.)
A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
A small pointed object.
The footprint of a hare.
The penis.
Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
A feeling of remorse.
A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
To aim at a point or mark.
To incite, stimulate, goad.
To shoot without killing.
To make acidic or pungent.
To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
To pierce or puncture slightly.
To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
To form by piercing or puncturing.
To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.