The noun pierce has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Pierce, Franklin Pierce, President Pierce -- (14th President of the United States (1804-1869))
Overview of verb pierce
The verb pierce has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) pierce -- (cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest")
2. (1) pierce -- (move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students")
3. pierce -- (sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night")
4. pierce, thrust -- (penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument)
5. pierce -- (make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh")