PIERCE


Meaning of PIERCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpirs ]

verb

( pierced ; pierc·ing )

Etymology: Middle English percen, from Anglo-French percer, from Vulgar Latin * pertusiare, from Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere to perforate, from per- through + tundere to beat — more at per- , contusion

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to run into or through as a pointed weapon does : stab

b. : to enter or thrust into sharply or painfully

2. : to make a hole through : perforate

3. : to force or make a way into or through

4. : to penetrate with the eye or mind : discern

5. : to penetrate so as to move or touch the emotions of

intransitive verb

: to force a way into or through something

Synonyms: see enter

• pierc·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.