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   pierce

   /pɪəs/

   verb

   • 1. (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something): "a splinter had pierced the skin" Similar make a hole inpenetratepuncturepunchperforateriddlestabprickprobegorespikestickimpaletransfixbore (through)drill (through)lancetap
   • ▪ make (a hole) with a sharp instrument: "I had to pierce another hole in my belt" Similar make a hole inpenetratepuncturepunchperforateriddlestabprickprobegorespikestickimpaletransfixbore (through)drill (through)lancetap
   • ▪ make a hole in (the ears or other part of the body) so as to wear jewellery in them: "I pierced my nose and ears"
   • ▪ make an opening in or bore a tunnel through: "the dividing wall is pierced by arches"
   • 2. force a way through; penetrate: "they were seeking to pierce the anti-ballistic-missile defences" Similar penetratepass throughburst throughpercolatepervadepermeatefilter throughlight up

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French percer, based on Latin pertus- ‘bored through’, from the verb pertundere, from per ‘through’ + tundere ‘thrust’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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