1. pierce - verb
· cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
Hypernym(s): penetrate, perforate
2. pierce - verb
· move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
Hypernym(s): affect, impress, move, strike
3. pierce - verb
· sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
Hypernym(s): sound
4. pierce - verb
· penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Synonym(s): thrust
Hypernym(s): penetrate, perforate
5. pierce - verb
· make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
Hypernym(s): penetrate, perforate
6. pierced - adjective
· having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
Synonym(s): perforated, perforate, punctured
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