pierce
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
pierces;
pierced;
piercing
pierces;
pierced;
piercing
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIERCE
1
:
to make a hole in or through (something)
[+ object]
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The needle pierced her skin.
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The bullet pierced his lung.
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She had her ears pierced. = She pierced her ears. [=she had holes made in her ears so that she could wear earrings]
[no object]
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The needle pierced into her skin.
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The bullet pierced through his lung.
2
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to go through or into (something) in a forceful or noticeable way
[+ object]
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A scream pierced the silence.
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The fog was pierced by a dim light. [=a dim light could be seen through the fog]
[no object]
— often + through
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The flashlight pierced through the darkness.
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A scream pierced through the air.
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The troops pierced through the enemy's defenses.
