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- Dictionarypierced/pɪəst/
adjective
- 1. (of the ears, nose, or other part of the body) having had a hole made so as to wear jewellery: "a punk with a pierced nose"
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to go into or through something, making a hole in it using a sharp point: The needle pierces the fabric four times a second. I couldn't wear these earrings because my ears aren't pierced. The gun fires a shell capable of piercing the armour of an enemy tank. The hole they drilled pierces six kilometres into the earth's crust. [ T ]
Pierced is especially used to describe ears and other body parts that have had a hole put in them so that jewelry can be inserted, as in pierced ears, pierced lip, pierced nose, and pierced eyebrow. It can also describe someone who has piercings, as in He was one of those pierced and tattooed guys.
The meaning of PIERCED is having holes; especially : decorated with perforations. How to use pierced in a sentence.
to go into or through something, making a hole in it using a sharp point: The needle pierces the fabric four times a second. I couldn't wear these earrings because my ears aren't pierced. The gun fires a shell capable of piercing the armour of an enemy tank. The hole they drilled pierces six kilometres into the earth's crust. [ T ]
transitive verb. 1. a. : to run into or through as a pointed weapon does : stab. b. : to enter or thrust into sharply or painfully. 2. : to make a hole through : perforate. 3. : to force or make a way into or through. 4. : to penetrate with the eye or mind : discern. 5. : to penetrate so as to move or touch the emotions of. intransitive verb.
PIERCED definition: having a small hole made by piercing ; specif., having such a hole in its lobe | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
to go into or through something, making a hole in it using a sharp point: The needle pierces the fabric four times a second. I couldn't wear these earrings because my ears aren't pierced. The gun fires a shell capable of piercing the armour of an enemy tank.
to force or make a way into or through something; penetrate. to pierce to the heart. SYNONYMS 1. enter, puncture. pierce, penetrate suggest the action of one object passing through another or making a way through and into another. The terms are used both concretely and figuratively.
to make a way or path into or through: a road that pierces the dense jungle. to penetrate with the eye or mind; see into or through: She couldn't pierce his thoughts. to affect sharply with some sensation or emotion, as of cold, pain, or grief: The wind pierced her body. Her words pierced our hearts. Synonyms: thrill, strike, move, touch.
1. Cut through with a sharp instrument; perforated. 2. Of or relating to a body part that has been perforated for the purpose of attaching a piece of jewelry. 3. Of or relating to a piece of jewelry designed to be worn in a such a body part: a pierced earring. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
