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pierce (enc)

Pierce

Noun1.Pierce - 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Chief Executive, President of the United States, United States President, President - the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning"
Verb1.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 instrument
penetrate, 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
empale, impale, spike, transfix - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
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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