pierce

Definition

  • verb: to make a hole in or through (something)
  • verb: to run into or through as a pointed weapon does
  • often + 'through'
  • synonyms: stab, penetrate, enter

Examples

  • She had her ears 'pierced'. = She 'pierced' her ears. [=she had holes made in her ears so that she could wear earrings]

  • The fog was 'pierced' by a dim light. [=a dim light could be seen through the fog]

  • The troops 'pierced through' the enemy's defenses.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...people like a wolf among sheep. I kill where... ...I wish, when... ...I Wish. My armor is iron. No blade can pierce me. All right. A Black Arrow? Why did you never tell me'? Because you did not need to know. Listen to me carefully. I need you to distract the guards. (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug