突つき立たてる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

stab into; thrust violently

Describes forcefully driving a pointed object into something, often with a single, sharp motion. Can be used literally (knife, spear) or figuratively (a piercing gaze).

• 犯はん人にんは被ひ害がい者しゃの胸むねにナイフを突つき立たてた。

  The criminal stabbed a knife into the victim's chest.

• 彼かれは怒いかりに任まかせて壁かべに拳こぶしを突つき立たてた。

  He thrust his fist against the wall in anger.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

plant upright; stick into the ground; set

Used for fixing something upright into a surface or ground, such as a pole, flag, or stake. Implies a firm, vertical placement.

• 庭にわに棒ぼうを突つき立たてて、洗せん濯たく物ものを干ほした。

  I stuck a pole in the garden and hung the laundry.

• 雪ゆきの中なかにスコップを突つき立たてた。

  I planted the shovel upright in the snow.