transitive. To shoot through; (of a missile) to pierce through.

transitive. To pierce, perforate, make a hole in or through; in modern use esp. to pierce by means of a rotatory movement like that of an auger or…

transitive. To pierce, to run through or into (a body) as a sharp-pointed instrument does; to pierce (anything) with such an instrument; to bore a…

transitive. To bore through, perforate.

transitive. To make a hole, tunnel, or other opening into or through (a thing); to perforate; to bore into or through. Formerly also: †to breach…

transitive. To pierce with or as with a wimble; to make (a hole) with a wimble.

transitive. To pass or break through into the substance of; to pierce, penetrate, or permeate; to plunge into. Also in figurative contexts.

transitive. To make a hole or holes right through; to pierce; (in later use) esp. to make a row of small holes in (paper, etc.) so that a part…

transitive. To bore, pierce, perforate.

transitive. To bore, pierce, perforate; to penetrate by boring. Also absol. In quot. 1774, to form by boring. In quots. 1855 1869 humorously for bore…

transitive. To pierce or bore a hole, passage, etc. in (anything); to perforate with or as with a drill or similar tool. Also spec. to shoot with a…

transitive. To perforate.

transitive. To break through, perforate.

transitive. To penetrate, perforate.

intransitive. To pierce through.

transitive. To pierce or bore through, perforate; spec. (Surgery) to perforate (the skull) in craniotomy.

= thirl, v.1, thirl, v.3, thrill, v.1