Definition of Pierce

Noun

• 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
  - franklin pierce - president pierce

Verb

• make a hole into
  "The needle pierced her flesh"
  
• penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
  thrust
• sound sharply or shrilly
  "The scream pierced the night"
  
• move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
  "The cold pierced her bones"
  "Her words pierced the students"
  
• cut or make a way through
  "the knife cut through the flesh"
  "The path pierced the jungle"
  "Light pierced through the forest"
  

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