To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.
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.
Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.
To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively.
Quality of certain weapons which allows their shots to completely or partially pass through enemies while damaging them, thus allowing them to also hit other targets behind the ones “in front.†Laser weapons often (but not always) possess this feature.
move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument