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Definition of Pierce
1. Verb. Cut or make a way through. "Light pierced through the forest"
2. Noun. 14th President of the United States (1804-1869).
Generic synonyms: Chief Executive, President, President Of The United States, United States President
3. Verb. Move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply. "Her words pierced the students"
4. Verb. Sound sharply or shrilly. "The scream pierced the night"
5. Verb. Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument.
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"
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)
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