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(1):

(v. t.) To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship.

(2):

(v. t.) To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

(3):

(v. t.) Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.

(4):

(v. i.) To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; - used literally and figuratively.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pierce'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pierce.html. 1828.
 
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