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piercepierce /pɪrs/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYpierceOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French percer VERB TABLEpierce |
| Present | I, you, we, they | pierce | | he, she, it | pierces | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pierced | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pierced | | he, she, it | has pierced | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pierced | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pierce | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pierced |
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| Present | I | am piercing | | he, she, it | is piercing | | you, we, they | are piercing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was piercing | | you, we, they | were piercing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been piercing | | he, she, it | has been piercing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been piercing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be piercing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been piercing |
► Pierce a hole in Pierce a hole in each card to thread the ribbon through. THESAURUSto make a small hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point► pierceto make a small hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point: A bullet pierced his spinal cord. Pierce a hole in each card to thread the ribbon through. ► make a hole in something to cut something or do something else that causes it to have a hole: Make a hole in the bottom of the can using a hammer and nail. ► poke a hole informal to make a hole in something by pushing something pointed into it: Use your finger to poke a hole in the dough. ► prick to make a very small hole in the surface of something, using something thin with a sharp point: She pricked her finger with the needle. ► punch to make a hole in something using a metal tool or other sharp object: I had to punch an extra hole in the belt to get it to fit. ► puncture to make a small hole in something so that air or liquid can get out: A broken rib punctured his lung. ► drill to make a hole using a special tool: He drilled three holes in the wall about six inches apart. ► bore to make a deep round hole in a hard surface: Workers bored a hole in the rock. ► penetrate formal to pass into or through something that is deep or thick, and usually make a hole in it: The bullet penetrated the door and went through the other side. 1to make a small hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point: A bullet pierced his spinal cord. Pierce a hole in each card to thread the ribbon through.THESAURUSmake a hole in something – to cut something or do something else that causes it to have a hole: Make a hole in the bottom of the can using a hammer and nail.poke a hole informal – to make a hole in something by pushing something pointed into it: Use your finger to poke a hole in the dough.prick – to make a very small hole in the surface of something, using something thin with a sharp point: She pricked her finger with the needle.punch – to make a hole in something using a metal tool or other sharp object: I had to punch an extra hole in the belt to get it to fit.puncture – to make a small hole in something so that air or liquid can get out: A broken rib punctured his lung.drill – to make a hole using a special tool: He drilled three holes in the wall about six inches apart.bore – to make a deep round hole in a hard surface: Workers bored a hole in the rock.penetrate formal – to pass into or through something that is deep or thick, and usually make a hole in it: The bullet penetrated the door and went through the other side.2have/get something pierced to have a small hole made in your ears, nose, etc. so that you can wear jewelry in it: Jennie’s getting her ears pierced.3if sound, light, pain, etc. pierces something, you can suddenly hear it, see it, or feel it: Orange-red flames pierced the dark sky.4to make someone feel an emotion, especially love or sadness, very strongly: Seeing my father’s old letters pierces me with sadness. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French percer] |