English noun: Pierce | |||
1. | Pierce (person) 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) | ||
Synonyms | Franklin Pierce, President Pierce | ||
Instance hypernym | Chief Executive, President, President of the United States, United States President | ||
English verb: pierce | |||
1. | pierce (contact) cut or make a way through | ||
Samples | The knife cut through the flesh. The path pierced the jungle. Light pierced through the forest. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | penetrate, perforate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break up, pick | ||
2. | pierce (emotion) move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply | ||
Samples | The cold pierced her bones. Her words pierced the students. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||
3. | pierce (perception) sound sharply or shrilly | ||
Samples | The scream pierced the night. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
4. | pierce (contact) penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument | ||
Synonyms | thrust | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | penetrate, perforate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | center punch, empale, gore, horn, impale, lance, peg, spike, stick, stick, transfix, tusk | ||
5. | pierce (contact) make a hole into | ||
Samples | The needle pierced her flesh. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | penetrate, perforate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bite, bite, perforate, poke, prick, prick, prickle, punch, puncture, riddle, sting, tap | ||
Entail | cut | ||