PIERCE

[verb] - to go through (something), esp. in an exact or accurate manner or by making a carefully formed holeThe needle pierces the fabric and then moves up, leaving a loop of thread beneath the fabric. [T]The gun fires a shell capable of piercing (through) the armour of an enemy tank. [T; I + through]The hole they drilled pierces 6 km into the earth's crust. [I usually + adverb or preposition]Davis pierced the Spurs defence with a brilliant pass. [T]I couldn't wear these earrings because my ears aren't pierced/I haven't got pierced ears (= my ears haven't had the necessary holes made in them). [T]A few rays of sunlight pierced (= shone through) the smoke from the bonfire. [T]The flashbulbs pierced the darkness like fireflies. [T]