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(pîrs) 
v., pierced, pierc·ing, pierc·es. v.tr.
To penetrate into or through something: The rocket pierced through space.
piercing pierc'ing adj.
piercingly pierc'ing·ly adv.
v., pierced, pierc·ing, pierc·es. v.tr.
- To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
- To make a hole or opening in; perforate.
- To make a way through: The path pierced the wilderness.
- To sound sharply through: His shout pierced the din.
- To succeed in penetrating (something) with the eyes or the intellect: Large glowing yellow eyes pierced the darkness.
To penetrate into or through something: The rocket pierced through space.
[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.]
piercer pierc'er n.piercing pierc'ing adj.
piercingly pierc'ing·ly adv.
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verb
- To penetrate with a sharp edge: cut, gash, incise, slash, slit. See enter/exit, help/harm/harmless.
- To make a hole or other opening in: breach, break (through), gap, hole, perforate, puncture. See open/close.
- To pass into or through by overcoming resistance: break (through), enter, penetrate, perforate, puncture. See enter/exit.
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IN BRIEF: To pass into or through; penetrate.
He that respects himself is safe from others; He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
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sign description: The index finger pierces through the opposite hand.
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Pierce may refer to:
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Places
- United States
- Pierce, Colorado
- Pierce, Idaho
- Pierce, Kentucky
- Pierce, Nebraska
- Pierce, Texas
- Pierce, Wisconsin
- Mount Pierce (New Hampshire), a peak in the White Mountains
- Pierce County (disambiguation), several places
- Canada
- Pierce Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Organizations
- Pierce Manufacturing, an American manufacturer of fire trucks
- Pierce Processing, Inc., an American engineering consulting firm founded by William G. Pierce
- Franklin Pierce Law Center, a law school in Concord, New Hampshire, USA
- Franklin Pierce University, a liberal arts college in Rindge, New Hampshire, USA
People
- Surname
- Given name
- Pierce Brosnan (born 1953), Irish actor
- Pierce Butler, a Founding Father of the United States
Other uses
- Pierce-Arrow, an early manufacturer of automobiles
- Pierce oscillator, an electronic oscillator
- Pierce's disease, a grape disease
- Pierce v. Society of Sisters, a 1925 United States Supreme Court case
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gennembore, perforere
v. intr. - bore
Nederlands (Dutch)
doorboren, doorsteken, doorbreken, gaatjes in oorlel maken, doordringen, roeren (emotioneel), begrijpen
Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) percer, (lit) transpercer, (fig) percer (la lumière), transpercer (le froid), (Mil) pénétrer (les lignes ennemies)
v. intr. - percer, transpercer, pénétrer, se frayer (un chemin)
Deutsch (German)
v. - durchbohren, durchstechen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (δια)τρυπώ, διαπερνώ, διεισδύω, εισχωρώ (βίαια), (ξε)σχίζω
Italiano (Italian)
traforare, pungere, bucare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - perfurar, penetrar
Русский (Russian)
проткнуть, проколоть
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - perforar, horadar, pinchar, punzar
v. intr. - hacer perforaciones
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - genomborra, sticka hål på, tränga in/igenom
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刺穿, 洞悉, 穿透, 穿入, 透入, 进入
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 刺穿, 洞悉, 穿透
v. intr. - 穿入, 透入, 進入
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (구멍을) 뚫다, ...을 돌파하다
v. intr. - 꽂히다, 뚫고 들어가다, 간파하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 突き刺す, 貫く, 身にしみる, 差し込む, 破る
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يخترق, يطعن بسكين أو سيف
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - דקר, ניקב
v. intr. - חדר
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