transpierce
verb
trans·pierce tran(t)s-ˈpirs 
transpierced; transpiercing; transpierces
transitive verb
: to pierce through : penetrate
Synonyms
- gore
- harpoon
- impale
- jab
- lance
- peck
- pick
- pierce
- pink
- puncture
- run through
- skewer
- spear
- spike
- spit
- stab
- stick
- transfix
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Example Sentences
pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass
Word History
Etymology
Middle French transpercer, from Old French, from trans- (from Latin) + percer to pierce
First Known Use
1592, in the meaning defined above
transpierce
verb
as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- stab
- pierce
- pick
- puncture
- stick
- run through
- jab
- pink
- spike
- spit
- peck
- spear
- gore
- lance
- harpoon
- punch
- poke
- slice
- transfix
- impale
- skewer
- cut
- riddle
- thrust
- spindle
- pike
- prick
- bayonet
- perforate
- prong
- knife
- quill
- dirk
- pinprick
- poniard
- gimlet