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pierce
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- pronunciation:
- pirs
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pierces, piercing, pierced |
| definition 1: |
to stab or go through with or as if with something sharp; penetrate.
The knife pierced his arm.Her laughter pierced the air.- synonyms:
- enter, penetrate, puncture, stab, stick
- similar words:
- bore, cut, drill, gore, knife, perforate, prick, thrust, tunnel
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| definition 2: |
to create a hole, slit, or the like in.
Pierce the plastic covering before putting the dish in the microwave.- synonyms:
- bore, perforate, puncture, slit
- similar words:
- drill, hole, punch, tunnel
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| definition 3: |
to produce (a hole, slit, or the like) in something by perforating it.
The dog pierced holes in the ball with his teeth.- synonyms:
- enter, penetrate, puncture
- similar words:
- hole, slit
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| definition 4: |
to go through or into.
The canal pierces the desert.- synonyms:
- enter, penetrate
- similar words:
- range, traverse
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| definition 5: |
to cause to be afflicted with an unpleasant emotion or sensation.
He was pierced with envy.- similar words:
- affect, afflict, move, penetrate, prick, strike
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| related words: |
bite, enter, gash, lance, nip, pin, wound, wring |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to enter, penetrate, or go through something.
He flinched as the needle pierced.- synonyms:
- enter, penetrate
- similar words:
- hole, stick, thrust
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| related words: |
cut, enter, knife |
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| derivations: |
pierceable (adj.), piercer (n.) |
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