- (v.t.) To thrust into, penetrate or transfix, with a pointed instrument.
- (v.t.) To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship.
- (v.i.) To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively.
- (v.t.) Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). pierce. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pierce/definitions/2045426 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "pierce" http://smartdefine.org/pierce/definitions/2045426 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, pierce, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/pierce/definitions/2045426>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "pierce" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/pierce/definitions/2045426> |