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pierce (144 synonym found)

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abrade

afflict

aggrieve

agonize

ail

anguish

auger

barb the dart

bark

bayonet

benumb

bore

broach

burn

chafe

chill

claw

come alive

come home to

comprehend

convulse

countersink

craze

crucify

cut up

dagger

descry

dirk

discern

discover

empierce

excruciate

fathom

fester

fracture

fray

frazzle

fret

frost

frostbite

gain entree

gall

gash

get into

get through

give pain

gnaw

go deep

go through

go through one

gore

gouge

gouge out

grate

grieve

grind

gripe

harrow

honeycomb

hurt the feelings

impale

incise

inflame

inflict pain

injure

interpenetrate

irritate

kill by inches

knife

lacerate

maim

make an entrance

make mincemeat of

make out

make way into

martyr

martyrize

maul

melt the heart

mutilate

needle

nip

numb

pass through

penetrate

perceive

perforate

pinch

pink

plumb

plunge in

poke into

poniard

prick

prolong the agony

puncture

put to torture

rack

rankle

rasp

realize

ream

ream out

refrigerate

rend

riddle

rub

run into

run through

rupture

saber

scald

scorch

scotch

scuff

see

see daylight

see into

see the light

see through

skewer

slash

slice

smart

soften

spike

sprain

stick

stiletto

sting

strike

sword

tap

touch a chord

transfix

transpierce

traumatize

trepan

trephine

tweak

twist

twist the knife

wrench

wring

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Definition of pierce:

(v) : to puncture; to break through; to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry

"the diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash."

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Definition of pierce:

(v) : to puncture; to break through; to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry

"the diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash."

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