pierce through
1pierce — [pıəs US pırs] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: percer, probably from Latin pertundere to make a hole through ] 1.) [T] to make a small hole in or through something, using an object with a sharp point ▪ Steam the corn until it can easily …
2Pierce — Pierce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pierced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piercing}.] [OE. percen, F. percer, OF. percier, perchier, parchier; perh. fr. (assumed) LL. pertusiare for pertusare, fr. L. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per through + …
3pierce — vt pierced, pierc·ing: to see through the usu. misleading or false appearance of the object of summary judgment is to pierce the pleadings and allow a judgment on the merits J. H. Friedenthal et al. the Internal Revenue Service may attempt to… …
4pierce — [pirs] vt. pierced, piercing [ME percen < OFr percer < VL * pertusiare < L pertusus, pp. of pertundere, to thrust through < per, through + tundere, to strike < IE base * (s)teu , to push > STOCK] 1. to pass into or through as a… …
5Pierce Transit — Pierce Transit, in full The Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation , is a mass transit agency serving Pierce County, the second most populous county in Washington state.Pierce Transit was formed in 1979 when voters passed a… …
6Pierce v. Society of Sisters — Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 16–17, 1925 Decided June …
7pierce — [v] cut, penetrate bore, break, break in, break through, cleave, crack, crack open, drill, enter, gash, incise, intrude, pass through, perforate, plow, prick, probe, puncture, run through, slash, slice, slit, spike, stab, stick into, transfix;… …
8pierce — ► VERB 1) make a hole in or through with a sharp object. 2) force or cut a way through. 3) (piercing) very sharp, cold, or high pitched. DERIVATIVES piercer noun. ORIGIN Old French percer, from Latin pertundere bore through …
9through-pierce — see through 1 …
10Pierce — Pierce, v. i. To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; used literally and figuratively. [1913 Webster] And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. Spenser. [1913 Webster] She would not pierce… …
