Definition of Pierce

1. Verb. Cut or make a way through. "Light pierced through the forest"

Generic synonyms: Penetrate, Perforate
Specialized synonyms: Break Up, Pick

2. Noun. 14th President of the United States (1804-1869).

3. Verb. Move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply. "Her words pierced the students"
Generic synonyms: Affect, Impress, Move, Strike

4. Verb. Sound sharply or shrilly. "The scream pierced the night"
Generic synonyms: Sound

5. Verb. Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument.
Exact synonyms: Thrust
Generic synonyms: Penetrate, Perforate
Specialized synonyms: Stick, Stick, Peg, Center Punch, Empale, Impale, Spike, Transfix, Horn, Tusk, Gore, Lance
Derivative terms: Thrust

6. Verb. Make a hole into. "The needle pierced her flesh"
Generic synonyms: Penetrate, Perforate
Specialized synonyms: Poke, Puncture, Riddle, Prick, Prickle, Bite, Perforate, Punch, Bite, Prick, Sting, Tap
Entails: Cut

Definition of Pierce

1. v. t. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

2. v. i. To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively.

Definition of Pierce

1. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek male given name), medieval variant of Piers. Modern usage may also derive from the surname. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) to puncture; to break through ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) to break or interrupt abruptly ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pierce

1. to cut or pass into or through [v PIERCED, PIERCING, PIERCES]

Medical Definition of Pierce

1. To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; used literally and figuratively. "And pierced to the skin, but bit no more." (Spenser) "She would not pierce further into his meaning." (Sir P. Sidney) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pierce

piemontite
piemontites
piems
piend
piends
pieplant
pieplants
pier
pier arch
pier mirror
pier table
pierage
pierages
pierc't
pierce
pierceable
pierced
piercee
piercees
piercel
piercels
piercer
piercers
pierces
piercing
piercingly
piercingness
piercings

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