What is the meaning of Pierce?

noun

• 14th President of the United States (1804-1869.
  • synonyms: Franklin Pierce, President Pierce

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.
  • synonyms: thrust
• Make a hole into.
  • usage: "The needle pierced her flesh"