pierce

pierce

 (pîrs)

v. pierced, pierc·ing, pierc·es

v.tr.

1. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.

2. To make a hole or opening in; perforate.

3. To make a way through: The path pierced the wilderness.

4. To sound sharply through: His shout pierced the din.

5. To succeed in penetrating (something) with the eyes or the intellect: Large glowing yellow eyes pierced the darkness.

v.intr.

To penetrate into or through something: The rocket pierced through space.

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[Middle English percen, from Old French percer, probably from Vulgar Latin *pertūsiāre, from Latin pertūsus, past participle of pertundere, to bore through : per-, per- + tundere, to beat.]

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pierc′er n.

pierc′ing adj.

pierc′ing·ly adv.

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pierce

(pɪəs)

vb (mainly tr)

1. to form or cut (a hole) in (something) with or as if with a sharp instrument

2. to thrust into or penetrate sharply or violently: the thorn pierced his heel.

3. to force (a way, route, etc) through (something)

4. (of light) to shine through or penetrate (darkness)

5. (also intr) to discover or realize (something) suddenly or (of an idea) to become suddenly apparent

6. (of sounds or cries) to sound sharply through (the silence)

7. to move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc) deeply or sharply: the cold pierced their bones.

8. (intr) to penetrate or be capable of penetrating: piercing cold.

[C13 percen, from Old French percer, ultimately from Latin pertundere, from per through + tundere to strike]

ˈpierceable adj

ˈpiercer n

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Pierce

(pɪəs)

n

(Biography) Franklin. 1804–69, US statesman; 14th president of the US (1853–57)

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pierce

(pɪərs)

v. pierced, pierc•ing. v.t.

1. to penetrate (something), as a pointed object does.

2. to make a hole or opening in; perforate.

3. to make (a hole or opening) by or as if by boring or perforating.

4. to force or make a way into or through: a road that pierces the jungle.

5. to penetrate with the eye or mind.

6. to affect sharply with some sensation or emotion, as pain.

7. to sound sharply through (the air, stillness, etc.), as a cry.

v.i.

8. to force or make a way into or through something.

[1250–1300; Middle English percen < Old French perc(i)er < Vulgar Latin *pertūsiāre, v. derivative of Latin pertūsus, past participle of pertundere to bore a hole through, perforate =per- per- + tundere to strike, beat]

pierce′a•ble, adj.

pierc′er, n.

Pierce

(pɪərs)

n.

Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.

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pierce

• sashimi - Thinly sliced raw fish with a sauce, it is a compound formed from sashi, "pierce," and mi, "flesh."
• point - "Sharp end" is the etymological notion underlying point, from Latin pungere, "pierce, prick."
• stake - Meaning "post," it comes from a Germanic base meaning "pierce, prick."
• stick - Comes from Germanic meaning "be sharp, pierce, prick"; the piercing notion led to "becoming fixed in something" and then "adhering."

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pierce

Past participle: pierced
Gerund: piercing

Imperative

pierce

pierce

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Pierce - 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) Franklin Pierce, President Pierce
Verb	1.	pierce - cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest" penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" pick, break up - attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"
	2.	pierce - move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
	3.	pierce - sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night" sound - give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
	4.	pierce - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument thrust penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" stick - pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger" stick - pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" peg - pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into center punch - make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill empale, impale, spike, transfix - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" horn, tusk - stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" gore - wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument lance - pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
	5.	pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" poke - make a hole by poking puncture - pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire" riddle - pierce with many holes; "The bullets riddled his body" prick, prickle - make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" bite - penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" perforate, punch - make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" sting, bite, prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" tap - pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"

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pierce

verb

1. penetrate, stab, spike, enter, bore, probe, drill, run through, lance, puncture, prick, transfix, stick into, perforate, impale Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.

2. pass through, penetrate, light up, cut through, pervade, permeate, filter through, burst through A spotlight pierced the darkness.

3. hurt, cut, wound, strike, touch, affect, pain, move, excite, stir, thrill, sting, rouse, cut to the quick Her words pierced Lydia's heart like an arrow.

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pierce

verb

1. To penetrate with a sharp edge:

cut, gash, incise, slash, slit.

2. To make a hole or other opening in:

breach, break (through), gap, hole, perforate, puncture.

3. To pass into or through by overcoming resistance:

break (through), enter, penetrate, perforate, puncture.

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Translations

يَثْقُبيَخْتَرِقيَخْرِق

propíchnoutprobodnout

gennembore

durchstechenPeterdurchdringen

διατρυπώπερονιάζω

perforaragujerearatravesarpenetrartraspasar

lävistää

percerpiquerentrerforerpénétrer

probosti

átlyukasztbehatol

stinga gat ástinga í

forarepenetranteperforaretrafiggere

穴をあける

구멍을 뚫다

padaryti skylęperdurtiperskrostišaižumasskvarbiai

izdurtizdurtiesizlauzties cauriizurbtizurbties

doordringen

gjennomboregjennomhullestikke hull i

przebić

furar

прокалывать

prebosti

tränga igenom

เจาะ

delmekyarıp içine girmek

xuyên thủng

刺穿戳入穿孔穿透

pierce

[pɪəs] VT (= puncture) → perforar; (= go right through) → atravesar, traspasar; (= make hole in) → agujerear (fig) [sound] → desgarrar, penetrar
the broken rib pierced his lung → la costilla rota le perforó el pulmón
the thorn pierced his heel → la espina se le clavó en el talón
the dagger pierced her heart/the armour → el puñal le atravesó el corazón/atravesó la armadura
to pierce a hole in sth → hacer un agujero en algo
to have one's ears pierced → hacerse los agujeros de las orejas
a nail pierced the tyre → un clavo pinchó el neumático
a cry pierced the silence → un grito desgarró or penetró el silencio
a light pierced the darkness → una luz hendió la oscuridad
the cold pierced their bones → el frío les penetraba hasta los huesos
the news pierced him to the heart → la noticia le hirió en el alma

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pierce

[ˈpɪə^rs] vt [+ skin] → percer; [+ chest] → transpercer
to have one's ears pierced → se faire percer les oreilles
She's going to have her ears pierced → Elle va se faire percer les oreilles.
to pierce a hole in sth → percer un trou dans qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pierce

vt → durchstechen; (knife, spear) → durchstoßen, durchbohren; (bullet) → durchbohren; (fig: sound, coldness etc) → durchdringen; to pierce a hole in something → etw durchstechen; to have or get one’s ears/nose pierced → sich (dat) → die Ohren/Nase durchstechen lassen; to pierce something through (and through) (lit, fig) → etw durchbohren; the news pierced him to the heart → die Nachricht traf ihn bis ins Herz

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pierce

[pɪəs] vt (gen) → bucare, forare; (subj, cold, wind) → penetrare; (shriek, light) → squarciare; (arrow) → trafiggere
to have one's ears pierced → farsi fare i buchi per gli orecchini

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pierce

(piəs) verb

1. (of pointed objects) to go into or through (something). The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness. deurboor يَخْتَرِق пронизвам furar probodnout durchdringen gennembore τρυπώ, διαπερνώatravesar, traspasar läbistama شکافتن؛ نفوذ کردن läpäistä percer לַחֲדוֹר घुस जाना probosti behatol vmibe menembus stinga(st) í (gegnum) trapassare, trafiggere 刺し通す 뚫다 perdurti, perskrosti izdurties; izurbties; izlauzties cauri menikam doorborengjennombore, trenge inn i przebijać سورى كول، برمه كول، ټومبل، ننوتل، چول، لغم وهل، مطلب ته ورلويدل ( پوهيدل furar a străpunge пронзать prebodnúť predreti probiti genomborra ทิ่มแทง yarıp içine girmek 戳入，刺穿 протинати, простромлювати چھيدنا، گذرنا xuyên thủng 戳入，刺穿

2. to make a hole in or through (something) with a pointed object. Pierce the lid before removing it from the jar. maak 'n gaatjie يَثْقُب пробивам furar propíchnout durchstechen prikke hul i τρυπώperforar, agujerear läbi torkama سوراخ کردن puhkaista percer לְנַקֵב छेद करना probušiti (át)lyukaszt melubangi stinga gat á forare 穴をあける 구멍을 내다 perdurti, padaryti (kur) skylę izdurt; izurbt menebuk een gaatje maken in stikke hull i dziurawić سورى كول furar a găuri протыкать prepichnúť predreti probušiti sticka hål på เจาะ delmek 穿孔，穿透 пробивати отвір چھيد کرنا khoét lỗ 穿孔，穿透

ˈpiercing adjective

1. loud; shrill. a piercing scream. deurborende حادٌّ، عالي الصَّوْت пронизителен estridente pronikavý gellend gennemtrængende διαπεραστικόςpenetrante, agudo, desgarrador läbilõikav تیز؛ بلند pistävä perçant חוֹדֵר तेज, तीखा prodoran, bolan átható melengking skerandi penetrante, acuto 耳をつんざく 매우 날카로운 veriantis spalgs; griezīgs nyaring doordringendskjærende, gjennomtrengendeprzenikliwy ځيرك، تيز ليدونكى estridente ascuţit пронзительный prenikavý predirljiv prodoran genomträngande เสียงแหลมดัง tiz, acı, keskin 尖銳的 різкий تيز آواز the thé 尖锐的

2. (of cold weather, winds etc) sharp; intense. a piercing wind; piercing cold. intense قارِس، شَديد остър pungente ostrý, bodavý schneidend bidende διαπεραστικός, τσουχτερόςcortante, penetrante üdinitungiv سوزدار؛ شدید pureva pénétrant חוֹדֵר चुभने वाला oštar metsző (szél) menusuk nístandi pungente, penetrante 刺すような 매서운 veriantis ass; griezīgs menusuk snijdendgjennomtrengendeprzenikliwy چوونكى penetrante pătrunzător пронизывающий ostrý oster oštar genomträngande เย็นเฉียบ keskin, acı 刺骨的 пронизливий سخت موسم sắc, buốt 刺骨的

3. looking intently or sharply as though able to see through things. piercing eyes; a piercing glance. deurborende ثاقِب، نَفّاذ، مُخْتَرِق проницателен pungente pronikavý durchdringend gennemborende διαπεραστικόςpenetrante läbitungiv نافذ läpitunkeva perçant מַבָּט חוֹדֵר गौर से देखना pronicav szúrós (tekintet) menusuk stingandi penetrante つきささるような 꿰뚫어 보는 skvarbus, veriantis caururbjošs; vērīgs tajam doordringendgjennomborendeprzenikliwy تيز ليدونكى penetrante pătrunzător проницательный prenikavý prediren prodoran genomträngande (เสียง) ดังแหลม delip geçen 洞察的 пронизливий چھبتي ہوئي نگاہوں سے ديکھنا sắc 洞察的

ˈpiercingly adverb

deurborend بِصورَةٍ ثاقِبَه أو مُخْتَرِقَه остро pungentemente pronikavě durchdringend gennemtrængende διαπεραστικά penetrantemente, cortantemente läbitungivalt بطور نافذ läpitunkevasti d'une voix perçante בְּאוֹפֶן חוֹדֵר तीव्रता से pronicljiv, oštar (át)szúrón, élesen, metszőn menusuk á stingandi hátt in modo penetrante 鋭く 관통하게 šaižiai, skaudžiai, skvarbiai asi; griezīgi; caururbjoši dgn tajam doordringend, snijdendskjærende, skarpt przenikliwie په نافذه توګه penetrantemente cu voce ascuţită пронзительно prenikavo predirno prodorno på ett genomträngande sätt อย่างหนาวเหน็บ delerek 洞察地 пронизливо تيزي کے ساتھ nhọn sắc; buốt 洞察地

ˈpiercingness noun

deurborendheid إخْتِراق острота pungência pronikavost die Schärfe det, som er gennemtrængende διαπεραστικότητα carácter penetrante, agudo läbitungivus نفوذ läpitunkevuus caractère pénétrant חֲדִירוּת तीव्रता pronicljivost metszőség lengkingan það að vera stingandi 鋭さ 사무치게 šaižumas, žvarba spalgums; griezīgums ketajaman doordringendheid det som er gjennomtrengende przenikliwość نفوذ caracter penetrant пронзительность prenikavosť predirnost prodornost genomtränglighet ความหนาวเหน็บ keskinlik 洞察 пронизливість سختي، تيزي sự nhọn sắc; buốt 洞察

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pierce

→ يَخْرِق propíchnout gennembore durchstechen διατρυπώ agujerear lävistää percer probosti perforare 穴をあける 구멍을 뚫다 doordringen gjennomhulle przebić furar прокалывать tränga igenom เจาะ delmek xuyên thủng 刺穿

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pierce

v. agujerear, perforar.

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pierce

vt perforar

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