impale vs noose

impale

verb
  • To enclose or fence with stakes. 

  • To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. 

  • To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object. 

  • To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage). 

noose

verb
  • To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare. 

noun
  • An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso. 

How often have the words impale and noose occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )