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Synonyms for pierce
pɪərs
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Princeton's WordNet
Pierce, Franklin Pierce, President Pierce(verb)
14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
pierce(verb)
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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thrustpierce(verb)
move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
"The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
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thrustpierce(verb)
sound sharply or shrilly
"The scream pierced the night"
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thrustpierce, thrust(verb)
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
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thrust, squeeze, hurl, lunge, throw, stuff, push up, shove, hurtle, forcepierce(verb)
make a hole into
"The needle pierced her flesh"
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thrust
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Editors Contribution
penetrate
a stick into
the addict will sometimes penetrate his arm with a syringe to inject drugs directly into his blood stream.
Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #657 | enter | |
| #992 | stuff | |
| #1022 | force | |
| #1142 | move | |
| #2192 | touch | |
| #3140 | affect | |
| #4404 | throw | |
| #7143 | drill | |
| #8975 | pierce | |
| #8995 | drilling | |
| #11904 | bore | |
| #12572 | thrust | |
| #12803 | excite | |
| #13787 | squeeze | |
| #19556 | pearce | |
| #19711 | stab | |
| #20422 | penetrate | |
| #28948 | shove | |
| #29678 | rouse | |
| #44792 | perforation | |
| #49901 | hurl | |
| #65044 | pires | |
| #67307 | lunge | |
| #155372 | hurtle | |
| #161955 | perforate |
Translations for pierce
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- foradarCatalan, Valencian
- piercen, durchstechenGerman
- τρυπώ, διαπερνώ, τορέω, διεισδύωGreek
- perforarSpanish
- puhkaista, lävistääFinnish
- percerFrench
- toll, pollIrish
- perforare, bucare, pungere, squarciare, forareItalian
- 刺すJapanese
- ta hull, punktere, trenge gjennom, perforereNorwegian
- furar, perfurarPortuguese
- străpungeRomanian
- прерывать, протыкать, пронзить, проткнуть, прокалывать, проколоть, пронзатьRussian
- probušitiSerbo-Croatian
- pierca, punktera, bryta, göra hål på, hålSwedish
- deldirmekTurkish
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