Adjective pierced has 1 sense
- pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured - having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
Antonym: uncut (indirect, via cut)
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Verb pierce has 5 senses
- pierce - cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
--1 is one way to penetrate, perforate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- pierce - move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
--2 is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- pierce - sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
--3 is one way to sound
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
--4 is one way to penetrate, perforate
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
--5 is one way to penetrate, perforate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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