Definitions of pierce
-
To
enter;
to
penetrate.
-
To
penetrate
or
puncture
with
a
pointed
instrument;
perforate.
-
To
thrust
into,
penetrate,
or
transfix,
with
a
pointed
instrument.
-
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.
-
Fig.:
To
penetrate;
to
affect
deeply;
as,
to
pierce
a
mystery.
-
To
run
into
or
through,
especially
with
a
pointed
instrument;
affect
deeply;
as,
to
pierce
the
heart
with
sorrow;
to
force
a
way
through;
as,
the
bullet
pierced
his
side;
to
pierce
the
lines
of
the
enemy;
to
see
through
mentally;
as,
to
pierce
a
mystery;
dive
into.
-
To
penetrate;
perforate.
-
To
enter;
to
penetrate;
to
make
a
way
into
or
through
something,
as
a
pointed
instrument
does; -
used
literally
and
figuratively.
-
To
enter.
-
cut
or
make
a
way
through; "
the
knife
cut
through
the
flesh"; "
The
path
pierced
the
jungle"; "
Light
pierced
through
the
forest"
-
move
or
affect (
a
person's
emotions,
bodily
feelings,
etc.)
deeply
or
sharply; "
The
cold
pierced
her
bones"; "
Her
words
pierced
the
students"
-
To
thrust
or
make
a
hole
through:
to
enter,
or
force
a
way
into:
to
touch
or
move
deeply:
to
dive
into,
as
a
secret.
-
To
thrust
into
with
a
pointed
instrument;
to
penetrate;
to
affect
deeply;
to
dive
into.
-
To
enter;
to
penetrate;
to
force
a
way
into;
to
strike;
to
excite;
to
touch
or
affect,
as
the
passions;
to
affect
severely.
-
14th
President
of
the
United
States (
1804-
1869)
-
PIERCER.
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