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.
A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
A sudden sharp pain.
To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain.
To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.
To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.