Pierce

//pɪɹs//

Synonyms for "pierce" (203 found)

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Verb(3 words)
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Related words (101)

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7 entries

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1 entries

Related terms

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derived

16 entries

entails

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manner of

3 entries

related to

13 entries

Translations

135 translations across 44 languages.

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Akkadian

1 entries
  • dakāšum verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Albanian

4 entries
  • biroj verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • biroj verb (create a hole for jewelry)
  • shpoj verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • shpoj verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • πείρω verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • τορέω verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Arabic

2 entries
  • ثَقَبَ verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • ثَقَبَ verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Aromanian

4 entries
  • ampihiur verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • azvundzescu verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • cãrtiljedz verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • spitrundu verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Bangi

1 entries
  • tuba verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • Пиърс name (surname)
  • пробивам verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • пробождам verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Catalan

1 entries
  • foradar verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 刺穿 verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • 穿 verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Fataluku

1 entries
  • apasono verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Finnish

3 entries
  • lävistää verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • lävistää verb (interrupt)
  • puhkaista verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

French

3 entries
  • percer verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • percer verb (create a hole for jewelry)
  • percer verb (interrupt)

German

3 entries
  • durchstechen verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • lochen verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • piercen verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Greek

4 entries
  • διαπερνώ verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • διαπερνώ verb (interrupt)
  • διεισδύω verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • τορέω verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • רָצַע verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • kifúr verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • kilyukaszt verb (create a hole for jewelry)
  • kiszúr verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • megszúr verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • nísta verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Irish

2 entries
  • poll verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • toll verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Italian

4 entries
  • bucare verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • forare verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • perforare verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • perforare verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 刺す verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • 刺す verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Kabuverdianu

3 entries
  • fradu verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • fróde verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • fura verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Kituba

1 entries
  • tobula verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Korean

2 entries
  • 뚫다 verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • 뚫다 verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Latin

1 entries
  • transigō verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Lingala

1 entries
  • tuba verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • തുളയിടുക verb (create a hole for jewelry)
  • തുളയ്ക്കുക verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Māori

4 entries
  • oka verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • poka verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • tioka verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • wero verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • perforere verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • punktere verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • ta hull verb (create a hole for jewelry)
  • trenge gjennom verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Old English

2 entries
  • þȳrlian verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • þȳrlian verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Oromo

1 entries
  • waraanuu verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Polish

4 entries
  • przebijać verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • przebijać verb (create a hole for jewelry)
  • przebić verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • przebić verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • furar verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • perfurar verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Romanian

1 entries
  • străpunge verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Russian

4 entries
  • Пи́рс name (surname)
  • прерыва́ть verb (interrupt)
  • прока́лывать verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • прока́лывать verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Santali

1 entries
  • ᱥᱳ verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • probušiti verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Sicilian

3 entries
  • pirciari verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • sfunnari verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • spirtusiari verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Spanish

4 entries
  • agujerear verb (create a hole for jewelry)
  • compungir verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • espichar verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • horacar verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Swahili

1 entries
  • dunga verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bryta genom verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • göra hål på verb (to puncture — see also puncture)
  • pierca verb (create a hole for jewelry)
  • punktera verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Tamil

1 entries
  • குத்து verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Tetum

1 entries
  • sona verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Turkish

1 entries
  • deldirmek verb (create a hole for jewelry)

Unami

1 entries
  • tànkama verb (to puncture — see also puncture)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.

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Pierce was elected in 1852.

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Pierce wanted to run for re-election.

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President Pierce finally agreed to sign it.

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