Other Definitions pierce (enc)
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Pierce| Noun | 1. | Pierce - 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) | | | Verb | 1. | pierce - cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" pick, break up - attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" | | | 2. | pierce - move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" | | | 3. | pierce - sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"sound - give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy" | | | 4. | pierce - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrumentpenetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" stick - pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger" stick - pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" peg - pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into center punch - make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill horn, tusk - stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" gore - wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument lance - pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight | | | 5. | pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" poke - make a hole by poking puncture - pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire" riddle - pierce many times; "The bullets riddled his body" prick, prickle - make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" bite - penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" perforate, punch - make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" sting, bite, prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" tap - pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer" | |
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