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Meaning of pierce

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Pierce
      n 1: 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn:
           {Pierce}, {Franklin Pierce}, {President Pierce}]
      v 1: cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the
           flesh"; "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 [syn:
         {pierce}, {thrust}]
      5: make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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