Answer: impaling

AnswerCrossword Clue
IMPALINGSpiking
impalingIMPALE, to pierce with a pointed object
impalingpierce with or as if with something pointed
impalingfix in an inescapable or helpless position
impalingto join (coats of arms) on a heraldic shield divided vertically by a pale
impalingtorture or kill by fixing on a sharp stake