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pierce
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- pronunciation:
- pirs
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pierces, piercing, pierced |
| definition 1: |
to pass or go through with or as if with something sharp; penetrate.
Pierce the potato before baking.A scream pierced the air.- synonyms:
- enter, penetrate, stab, stick
- similar words:
- bore, cut, drill, knife, perforate, prick, tunnel
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| definition 2: |
to make a hole in.
The arrow pierced the target.- synonyms:
- bore, perforate, puncture, slit
- similar words:
- drill, punch, tunnel
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| related words: |
bite, enter, lance, nip, pin, wound |
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| derivations: |
pierceable (adj.), piercer (n.) |
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