Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pierce

1 sense of pierce

Sense 1
Pierce, Franklin Pierce, President Pierce -- (14th President of the United States (1804-1869))
       INSTANCE OF=> President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive -- (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pierce

5 senses of pierce

Sense 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")

Sense 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")
       => affect, impress, move, strike -- (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd")

Sense 3
pierce -- (sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night")
       => sound -- (give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy")

Sense 4
pierce, thrust -- (penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument)
       => penetrate, perforate -- (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest")

Sense 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")