pierce

«pierce» in Mova's school dictionary: To make a hole in or through something with a sharp… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (pierce, pierces, pierced, piercing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To make a hole in or through something with a sharp point: "The needle pierced the cloth." tree →

2) To have a hole made in a body part to wear jewellery: "She had her ears pierced." tree →

3) (of light, sound or cold) To suddenly go through something: "A scream pierced the silence." tree →

4) (piercing, adjective) Very loud and high, very sharp, or very cold; piercing eyes seem to look right through you. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, ear piercing is common; hygiene and permission matter. In stories, an arrow pierces armour, light pierces the darkness, a cry pierces the night. In science, sharp objects pierce materials because the force is on a tiny area (high pressure).

examples

• The arrow pierced the target. tree →
• She got her ears pierced for her birthday. tree →
• A whistle pierced the air. tree →
• Sunlight pierced the clouds. tree →
• A thorn pierced his finger. tree →
• The wind was piercing on the hill. tree →
• Her piercing blue eyes stared at me. tree →
• Immediately afterward they heard a sharp, piercing cry. tree →

note

Regular verb; spelling "ie" (i before e). Noun: piercing (a hole for jewellery, or the jewellery). Safety: sharp objects can pierce skin; carry scissors pointing down.

In the corpora

• Art thou not it that hewed Rahab in pieces, that pierced the dragon?
• By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.
• In the night my bones are pierced, and fall from me, and my sinews take no rest.
• Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pierce» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.