Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)piercecut or make a way through“the knife cut through the flesh”,
“The path pierced the jungle”,
“Light pierced through the forest” (v)piercemove or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply“The cold pierced her bones”,
“Her words pierced the students” (v)piercesound sharply or shrilly“The scream pierced the night” (v)pierce, thrustpenetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument (v)piercemake a hole into“The needle pierced her flesh”