Definitions for pierce

Overview of noun pierce

The noun pierce has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. Pierce, Franklin Pierce, President Pierce

(14th President of the United States (1804-1869))

Overview of verb pierce

The verb pierce has 5 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (2) pierce

(cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest")

2. (1) pierce

(move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students")

3. pierce

(sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night")

4. pierce, thrust

(penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument)

5. pierce

(make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh")