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1. (v.t.) pierce
to penetrate (something), as a pointed object does.
2. pierce
to make a hole or opening in; perforate.
3. pierce
to make (a hole or opening) by or as if by boring or perforating.
4. pierce
to force or make a way into or through:
a road that pierces the jungle.
5. pierce
to penetrate with the eye or mind.
6. pierce
to affect sharply with some sensation or emotion, as pain.
7. pierce
to sound sharply through (the air, stillness, etc.), as a cry.
8. (v.i.) pierce
to force or make a way into or through something.
9. (n.) Pierce
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
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| Definition of 'pierce' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) Pierce, Franklin Pierce, President Pierce
14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
2. (verb) pierce
cut or make a way through
"the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
3. (verb) pierce
move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
"The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
4. (verb) pierce
sound sharply or shrilly
"The scream pierced the night"
5. (verb) pierce, thrust
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
6. (verb) pierce
make a hole into
"The needle pierced her flesh"
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1. (verb) pierce
to make a hole in
The arrow pierced his heart.
2. pierce
have/get sth pierced
to make hole in your skin in order to decorate it with jewelry
I got my ears pierced when I was twelve.
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| Definition of 'pierce' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) pierce
to thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument
2. (verb) pierce
to penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship
3. (verb) pierce
fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery
4. (verb) pierce
to enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively
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Sense: (of pointed objects) to go into or through (something)
The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness.
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 Afrikaans: deurboor |
 Arabic: يَخْتَرِق |
 Bulgarian: пронизвам |
 Brazilian: furar |
 Czech: probodnout |
 German: durchdringen |
 Danish: gennembore |
 Greek: τρυπώ, διαπερνώ |
 Spanish: atravesar, traspasar |
 Estonian: läbistama |
 Farsi: شکافتن؛ نفوذ کردن |
 Finnish: läpäistä |
 French: percer |
 Hebrew: לַחֲדוֹר |
 Hindi: घुस जाना |
 Croatian: probosti |
 Hungarian: behatol vmibe |
 Indonesian: menembus |
 Icelandic: stinga(st)í (gegnum) |
 Italian: trapassare, trafiggere |
 Japanese: 刺し通す |
 Korean: 뚫다 |
 Lithuanian: perdurti, perskrosti |
 Latvian: izdurties; izurbties; izl |
 Malay: menikam |
 Dutch: doorboren |
 Norwegian: gjennombore, trenge inn i |
 Polish: przebijać |
 Persian: شکافتن؛ نفوذ کردن |
 Pashto: سورى كول، برمه كول، ټومبل |
 Portuguese: furar |
 Romanian: a străpunge |
 Russian: пронзать |
 Slovak: prebodnúť |
 Slovenian: predreti |
 Serbian: probiti |
 Swedish: genomborra |
 Thai: ทิ่มแทง |
 Turkish: yarıp içine girmek |
 Taiwanese: 戳入，刺穿 |
 Ukrainian: протинати, простромлювати |
 Urdu: چھيدنا، گذرنا |
 Vietnamese: xuyên thủng |
 Chinese: 戳入，刺穿 |
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