Cut and Impale

Cut

Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).

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Impale and cut are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impale" instead a verb "Cut".

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Impale verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.

Usage example: impale a marshmallow or two on that stick and let's start toasting

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Cut and impale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead a verb "Impale".

Nearby Words: impalement, impaling

arm	cut arm	impale arm
guy	cut guy	impale guy
people	cut people	impale people
body	cut body	impale body
Other words: hand, head, throat, opponent, times, enemies.

He allows stalagmites/tites to impale him and later is cut in half, knowing that his edo tensei body can overcome this and Sasuke is there to back him up.

Source: Combat Pragmatist / Anime and Manga
There's nothing to stop fingers and other objects from touching the trigger, it's easy to impale your finger on the cut end of the guard, and the remnant of the guard could get bent so as to lock the trigger in place, making the gun useless when needed.

Source: Artistic License Gun Safety

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