Pierce

·vt Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.

II. Pierce ·vt To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

III. Pierce ·vi To Enter; to Penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does;

— used literally and figuratively.

IV. Pierce ·vt To Penetrate; to Enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship.