pierce+(verb)

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• pierce — ► VERB 1) make a hole in or through with a sharp object. 2) force or cut a way through. 3) (piercing) very sharp, cold, or high pitched. DERIVATIVES piercer noun. ORIGIN Old French percer, from Latin pertundere bore through …   English terms dictionary

• pierce — vt pierced, pierc·ing: to see through the usu. misleading or false appearance of the object of summary judgment is to pierce the pleadings and allow a judgment on the merits J. H. Friedenthal et al. the Internal Revenue Service may attempt to… …   Law dictionary

• pierce — verb Pierce is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arrow, ↑bullet, ↑eye, ↑knife, ↑needle, ↑sunlight, ↑voice Pierce is used with these nouns as the object: ↑air, ↑armour, ↑darkness, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• pierce — [ pırs ] verb transitive * 1. ) if a sharp object pierces something, it makes a hole in it: PENETRATE: The knife entered his chest and pierced his heart. a ) to make a hole in something by pushing a sharp object into it: Pierce the potatoes… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pierce — verb (pierced; piercing) Etymology: Middle English percen, from Anglo French percer, from Vulgar Latin *pertusiare, from Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere to perforate, from per through + tundere to beat more at per , contusion Date:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pierce — verb (T) 1 to make a small hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point: Maybe you can pierce another hole in your belt. | Steam the corn until it can easily be pierced by a fork. 2 have your ears/nose etc pierced to have a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pierce — verb a) to puncture; to break through The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash. b) to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry Can you believe he pierced his tongue? …   Wiktionary

• pierce — verb 1》 make a hole in or through with a sharp pointed object. 2》 force or cut a way through: a shrill voice pierced the air. 3》 [as adjective piercing] very sharp, cold, or high pitched.     ↘very astute or intelligent. Derivatives piercer noun… …   English new terms dictionary

• pierce — verb 1) the metal pierced his flesh Syn: penetrate, puncture, perforate, prick, lance; stab, spike, stick, impale, transfix, bore through, drill through 2) his anguish pierced her very soul Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• pierce — verb Syn: penetrate, puncture, perforate, prick, spike, stab, drill, bore …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• pierce — [[t]pɪ͟ə(r)s[/t]] pierces, piercing, pierced 1) VERB If a sharp object pierces something, or if you pierce something with a sharp object, the object goes into it and makes a hole in it. [V n] One bullet pierced the left side of his chest... [V n …   English dictionary