1 ~ (through) sth to make a small hole in sth, or to go through sth, with a sharp object:
[VN] The arrow pierced his shoulder. * He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife. * to have your ears / nose pierced (= to have a small hole made in your ears / nose so that you can wear jewellery there) * (figurative) She was pierced to the heart with guilt. * [V] The knife pierced through his coat.
2 ~ (through) sth (literary) (of light, sound, etc.) to be suddenly seen or heard:
[VN] Sirens pierced the silence of the night. * Shafts of sunlight pierced the heavy mist. [also V]
3 ~ (through) sth to force a way through a barrier:
[VN] They failed to pierce the Liverpool defence. [also V]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for pierce is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is pierce a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, pierce is tagged as verb.
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