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To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
(verb-transitive)
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To make a hole or opening in; perforate.
(verb-transitive)
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To make a way through: The path pierced the wilderness.
(verb-transitive)
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To sound sharply through: His shout pierced the din.
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To succeed in penetrating (something) with the eyes or the intellect: Large glowing yellow eyes pierced the darkness.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.