to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.

to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon; impale.

to hold or fasten with or on something that pierces.

verb

bore , look away

verb

bewitch , captivate , enchant , engross , fascinate , hold , hypnotize , mesmerize , palsy , paralyze , petrify , rivet , root , spellbind , stop in one’s tracks , stop one dead , stun , fix , impale , lance , nail down , penetrate , pin down , puncture , run through , skewer , skiver , spear , spike , spit , stick , transpierce , arrest , catch up , enthrall , astonish , astound , pierce