pierce
Cross references: 1. enter pierce \'pi(*)rs\ \'pir-sin-le-\ vb [ME percen, fr. OF percer] 1a: to run into or through as a pointed weapon does : STAB 1b: to enter or thrust into sharply or painfully 2: to make a hole through : PERFORATE 3: to force or make a way into or through 4: to penetrate with eye or mind : DISCERN 5: to penetrate so as to move or touch the emotions of : to force a way into or through something - pierc.ing.ly av