What is the meaning of pierced?

verb

  • Cut or make a way through.
    • usage: "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
  • Move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply.
    • usage: "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
  • Sound sharply or shrilly.
    • usage: "The scream pierced the night"
  • Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument.
  • Make a hole into.
    • usage: "The needle pierced her flesh"

adjective

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APAWordNet. (2010). Pierced. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pierced/definitions/1180784
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "Pierced" http://smartdefine.org/pierced/definitions/1180784 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, Pierced, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/pierced/definitions/1180784>.
MLAWordNet. "Pierced" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/pierced/definitions/1180784>
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