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1. Having a hole cut through
   "pierced ears";
   - perforated, perforate, punctured

1. Cut or make a way through
   "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
    
2. Move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
   "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
    
3. Sound sharply or shrilly
   "The scream pierced the night"
    
4. Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
   - thrust
    
5. Make a hole into
   "The needle pierced her flesh"

See also: cut

Type of: affect, impress, move, penetrate, perforate, sound, strike

Encyclopedia: Pierced