pierce

[Pierce]

14th President of the United States (1804 1869)

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To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

Noun
14th President of the United States (1804-1869)

Verb
make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

Verb
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

Verb
cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"

Verb
move or affect (a person''s emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"

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Verb
sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"

v. t.
To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

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.

v. t.
Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.

v. i.
To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively.

Pierce

Pierce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pierced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Piercing .] [OE. percen, F. percer, OF. percier, perchier, parchier; perh. fr. (assumed) LL. pertusiare for pertusare, fr. L. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per through + tundere to beat: cf. OF. pertuisier to pierce, F. pertuis a hole. Cf. Contuse, Parch, Pertuse.] 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?

Pierce

Pierce, v. i. 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.

She would not pierce further into his meaning.

To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively.

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Usage Examples

What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdads of his dreams to rise from the dust.

The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce through it.

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Other Usage Examples

Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.

I want to make movies that pierce people's hearts and touch them in some way, even if it's just for the night while they're in the cinema in that moment, I want to bring actual tears to their eyes and goosebumps to their skin.

I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share.