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| bite |
to cut or pierce with the teeth. [2/19 definitions] |
| cut |
to pierce, slice, or hew with a sharp-edged implement such as a knife, ax, saw, or scissors. [2/25 definitions] |
| dagger |
to pierce with or as if with a dagger. [1/3 definitions] |
| drill1 |
(informal) to pierce or strike accurately, as with a gunshot or punch. [1/13 definitions] |
| fork |
to pierce, dig, lift, or carry with a fork. [1/6 definitions] |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. [1/2 definitions] |
| penetrate |
to pierce or go into or through; enter or pass through the interior of. [2/7 definitions] |
| pin |
to pierce or attach with or as if with a pin or pins. [1/7 definitions] |
| pink2 |
to pierce, stab, or prick, as with a sword. [1/3 definitions] |
| poniard |
to pierce or stab with a poniard. [1/2 definitions] |
| prong |
to pierce or seize with, or as if with, a prong or prongs. [1/3 definitions] |
| puncture |
to penetrate or pierce, esp. with a sharp or pointed object. [1/5 definitions] |
| spear1 |
to pierce or hold fast with or as if with a spear. [1/5 definitions] |
| spike1 |
to pin down or pierce with a spike or spikes. [1/9 definitions] |
| stab |
to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed implement, esp. a knife. [1/6 definitions] |
| stick2 |
to pierce or poke with a pointed object; stab. [1/19 definitions] |
| sting |
to prick, pierce, or wound with a stinger. [1/9 definitions] |
| thrust |
to pierce, as with a dagger or sword. [2/11 definitions] |
| transfix |
to pierce through with, or as though with, something sharply pointed; impale. [1/2 definitions] |
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