See pierce on Wiktionary
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10,
17
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"text": "to pierce the enemy's line",
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"text": "A shot pierced the ship.",
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"ref": "1700, [John] Dryden, “Theodore and Honoria, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "I pierce her open back, or tender side",
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"ref": "1926, A[rthur] [S]tanley Eddington, “Survey of the Problem”, in The Internal Constitution of the Stars, page 1:",
"text": "What appliance can pierce through the outer layers of a star and test the conditions within?",
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"To puncture; to break through."
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"(transitive) To puncture; to break through."
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"word": "transfix"
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"code": "akk",
"lang": "Akkadian",
"lang_code": "akk",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "dakāšum"
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"lang": "Albanian",
"lang_code": "sq",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "shpoj"
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"lang_code": "sq",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "biroj"
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "zhbiroj"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ṯaqaba",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "ثَقَبَ"
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"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "strãpungu"
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"code": "rup",
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"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "spitrundu"
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"code": "rup",
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"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "azvundzescu"
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"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "ampihiur"
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"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "cãrtiljedz"
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"code": "bni",
"lang": "Bangi",
"lang_code": "bni",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "tuba"
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"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"lang_code": "ba",
"roman": "sänsew",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "сәнсеү"
},
{
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"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"lang_code": "ba",
"roman": "tişew",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "тишеү"
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"code": "bg",
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"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "probivam",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "пробивам"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "foradar"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "cìchuān",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "刺穿"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "chuān",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "穿"
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "hlumbli"
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"lang_code": "ddg",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "apasono"
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "lävistää"
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "puhkaista"
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "percer"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "durchstechen"
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"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "de",
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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "lochen"
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"roman": "trypó",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "τρυπώ"
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"code": "el",
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"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "diapernó",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "διαπερνώ"
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"code": "el",
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"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "dieisdýo",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "διεισδύω"
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"code": "el",
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"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "toréo",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "τορέω"
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"code": "grc",
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"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "toréō",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "τορέω"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "peírō",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "πείρω"
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{
"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "szúr"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "átszúr"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "átdöf"
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{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "átfúr"
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{
"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "megszúr"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "kifúr"
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{
"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "átfúródik"
},
{
"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "kiszúr"
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"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "nísta"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "toll"
},
{
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
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"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "pungere"
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{
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"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "forare"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "perforare"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "bucare"
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"alt": "さす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"roman": "sasu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "刺す"
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"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"lang_code": "kea",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "fura"
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{
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "fróde"
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"lang_code": "kea",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "fradu"
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"code": "kk",
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"roman": "sayuw",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "саю"
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"lang_code": "ktu",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "tobula"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "ttulta",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "뚫다"
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"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "transigō"
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"code": "ln",
"lang": "Lingala",
"lang_code": "ln",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "tuba"
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"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "tuḷaykkuka",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "തുളയ്ക്കുക"
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{
"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "tioka"
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{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "oka"
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{
"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "poka"
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{
"_dis1": "80 4 3 6 7",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "wero"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
"word": "punktere"
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
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"sense": "to puncture — see also puncture, perforate",
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/En-us-pierce.ogg/En-us-pierce.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/En-us-pierce.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/pɪəs/",
"tags": [
"Australia",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/piɹs/",
"tags": [
"Scotland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/piəs/",
"tags": [
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/pɛːs/",
"note": "East Anglia, cheer–chair merger"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɜː(ɹ)s/",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)s"
}
],
"word": "pierce"
}
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{
"called_from": "page/2530",
"msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
"path": [
"pierce"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "pierce",
"trace": ""
}
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