Thesaurus: pierce

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1. v. t. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. t. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.
4. v. i. To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively.
5. v. cut or make a way through
6. v. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
7. v. sound sharply or shrilly
8. v. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
9. v. make a hole into
10. 1. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument. "I pierce . . . her tender side." Dryden. 2. 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. 3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery. "Pierced with grief." Pope. Can no prayers pierce thee Shak. 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.
11. To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or throughsomething, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally andfiguratively.And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. Spenser.She would not pierce further into his meaning. Sir P. Sidney.
12. v:100 n. 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) v. cut or make a way through v. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply v. sound sharply or shrilly