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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "armor-piercing shot"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "piercing"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "piercing",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Dutch: piercing",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Dutch: piercing"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "ピアス",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Japanese: ピアス",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: ピアス"
}
],
"etymology_number": 1,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "perce"
},
"expansion": "Middle English perce",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "percier"
},
"expansion": "Old French percier",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "pierce",
"3": "(jeo) pierce",
"4": "I pierce"
},
"expansion": "(jeo) pierce (“I pierce”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "VL.",
"3": "*pertūsiō"
},
"expansion": "Vulgar Latin *pertūsiō",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "pertūsus"
},
"expansion": "Latin pertūsus",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "pertundō",
"3": "",
"4": "thrust or bore through"
},
"expansion": "pertundō (“thrust or bore through”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "per-",
"3": "",
"4": "through"
},
"expansion": "per- (“through”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "tundō",
"3": "",
"4": "beat, pound"
},
"expansion": "tundō (“beat, pound”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "þȳrlian",
"lit": "to hole"
},
"expansion": "Old English þȳrlian (literally “to hole”)",
"name": "ncog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English perce, from conjugated forms of Old French percier such as (jeo) pierce (“I pierce”), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertūsiō, from Latin pertūsus, past participle of pertundō (“thrust or bore through”), from per- (“through”) + tundō (“beat, pound”). Displaced native Old English þȳrlian (literally “to hole”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "pierces",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "piercing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "pierced",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "pierced",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "pierce (third-person singular simple present pierces, present participle piercing, simple past and past participle pierced)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash."
},
{
"text": "to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship"
},
{
"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?",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To puncture; to break through."
],
"id": "en-pierce-en-verb-3NhF4Obc",
"links": [
[
"puncture",
"puncture"
],
[
"break",
"break"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To puncture; to break through."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṯaqaba",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "ثَقَبَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "strãpungu"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "spitrundu"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "azvundzescu"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "ampihiur"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "cãrtiljedz"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "probivam",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "пробивам"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "foradar"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cìchuān",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "刺穿"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuān",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "穿"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ddg",
"lang": "Fataluku",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "apasono"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "lävistää"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "puhkaista"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "percer"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "durchstechen"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "lochen"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "trypó",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "τρυπώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diapernó",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "διαπερνώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "dieisdýo",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "διεισδύω"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "toréo",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "τορέω"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "toréō",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "τορέω"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "peírō",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "πείρω"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "nísta"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "toll"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "puncture",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poll"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "pungere"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "forare"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "perforare"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "bucare"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"alt": "さす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sasu",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "刺す"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "fura"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "fróde"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "fradu"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ttulta",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "뚫다"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "transigō"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "tuḷaykkuka",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "തുളയ്ക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "tioka"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "oka"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "poka"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "wero"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "punktere"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "trenge gjennom"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "perforere"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "þȳrlian"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "waraanuu"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "furar"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "perfurar"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "străpunge"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protykátʹ",
"sense": "puncture",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "протыка́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protknútʹ",
"sense": "puncture",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "проткну́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prokályvatʹ",
"sense": "puncture",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прока́лывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prokolótʹ",
"sense": "puncture",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "проколо́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pronzátʹ",
"sense": "puncture",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пронза́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pronzítʹ",
"sense": "puncture",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пронзи́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "sat",
"lang": "Santali",
"roman": "so",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "ᱥᱳ"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "probušiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "pirciari"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "sfunnari"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "spirtusiari"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "perforar"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "-dunga"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "punktera"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "bryta genom"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "göra hål på"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kuttu",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "குத்து"
},
{
"_dis1": "87 1 2 5 5",
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "sona"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Can you believe he pierced his tongue?"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry."
],
"id": "en-pierce-en-verb-XLi7hQSn",
"links": [
[
"hole",
"hole"
],
[
"skin",
"skin"
],
[
"jewelry",
"jewelry"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṯaqaba",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "ثَقَبَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "proboždam",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "пробождам"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "percer"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "piercen"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "trypó",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "τρυπώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ratzá'",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "רָצַע"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "perforare"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"alt": "さす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sasu",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "刺す"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ttulta",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "뚫다"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "tuḷayiṭuka",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "തുളയിടുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "ta hull"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "þȳrlian"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prokályvatʹ",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "прока́лывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prokolótʹ",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "проколо́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protykátʹ",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "протыка́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protknútʹ",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "проткну́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "perforar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "agujerear"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "ta hål"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "pierca"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 82 3 5 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "deldirmek"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "A scream pierced the silence."
}
],
"glosses": [
"to break or interrupt abruptly"
],
"id": "en-pierce-en-verb-7F1p36v1",
"links": [
[
"break",
"break"
],
[
"interrupt",
"interrupt"
],
[
"abrupt",
"abrupt"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) to break or interrupt abruptly"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "11 3 72 9 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "lävistää"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 3 72 9 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "percer"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 3 72 9 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diapernó",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "διαπερνώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 3 72 9 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "squarciare"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 3 72 9 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "preryvátʹ",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "прерыва́ть"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "to pierce a mystery"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To get to the heart or crux of (a matter)."
],
"id": "en-pierce-en-verb-NEmgdZtO",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, figurative) To get to the heart or crux of (a matter)."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75",
"text": "The flatness of the landscape facilitates views right across the Firth of Forth to Fife, before the railway begins to pierce the Edinburgh suburbs.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To penetrate; to affect deeply."
],
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"(transitive, figurative) To penetrate; to affect deeply."
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"lang": "Arabic",
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"sense": "puncture",
"word": "ثَقَبَ"
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},
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"word": "azvundzescu"
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"word": "cãrtiljedz"
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"sense": "puncture",
"word": "пробивам"
},
{
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"sense": "puncture",
"word": "foradar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "cìchuān",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "刺穿"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuān",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "穿"
},
{
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"sense": "puncture",
"word": "apasono"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "lävistää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "puhkaista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "percer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "durchstechen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "lochen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "trypó",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "τρυπώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "puncture",
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},
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "puncture",
"word": "διεισδύω"
},
{
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{
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},
{
"code": "ga",
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"word": "toll"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "it",
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},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "forare"
},
{
"code": "it",
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},
{
"code": "it",
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{
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{
"code": "mi",
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{
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},
{
"code": "no",
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"word": "trenge gjennom"
},
{
"code": "no",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "sat",
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"word": "ᱥᱳ"
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{
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{
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},
{
"code": "scn",
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},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "spirtusiari"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "puncture",
"word": "perforar"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "-dunga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "punktera"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "bryta genom"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "göra hål på"
},
{
"code": "ta",
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"roman": "kuttu",
"sense": "puncture",
"word": "குத்து"
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{
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"sense": "puncture",
"word": "sona"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
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"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "ثَقَبَ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "proboždam",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "пробождам"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "percer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "piercen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "trypó",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "τρυπώ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ratzá'",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "רָצַע"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "perforare"
},
{
"alt": "さす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sasu",
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"word": "刺す"
},
{
"code": "ko",
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"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "뚫다"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "tuḷayiṭuka",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "തുളയിടുക"
},
{
"code": "no",
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"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "ta hull"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "þȳrlian"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prokályvatʹ",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "прока́лывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prokolótʹ",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "проколо́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protykátʹ",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "протыка́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protknútʹ",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "проткну́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "perforar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "agujerear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "ta hål"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "pierca"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "create a hole for jewelry",
"word": "deldirmek"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "lävistää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "percer"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diapernó",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "διαπερνώ"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "squarciare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "preryvátʹ",
"sense": "interrupt",
"word": "прерыва́ть"
}
],
"word": "pierce"
}
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"English links with redundant alt parameters",
"English nouns",
"English terms borrowed back into English",
"English terms borrowed from Japanese",
"English terms derived from Japanese",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)s",
"Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)s/1 syllable"
],
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"4": "",
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"tr": "piasu"
},
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"name": "bor"
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"3": "pierce#Etymology 1",
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],
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}
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"tags": [
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},
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},
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