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pierce

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  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