Verb
1. cut or make a way through;
"the knife cut through the flesh""The path pierced the jungle""Light pierced through the forest"2. move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply;
"The cold pierced her bones""Her words pierced the students"3. sound sharply or shrilly;
"The scream pierced the night"4. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
5. make a hole into;
"The needle pierced her flesh"