pierce
verb
[ pɪəs ]
• (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something).
• "a splinter had pierced the skin"
Similar:
make a hole in,
penetrate,
puncture,
punch,
perforate,
riddle,
stab,
prick,
probe,
gore,
spike,
stick,
impale,
transfix,
bore (through),
drill (through),
lance,
tap,
• force a way through; penetrate.
• "they were seeking to pierce the anti-ballistic-missile defences"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French percer, based on Latin pertus- ‘bored through’, from the verb pertundere, from per ‘through’ + tundere ‘thrust’.
