pierce

intransitive verb

To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.

intransitive verb

To make a hole or opening in; perforate.

intransitive verb

To make a way through.

intransitive verb

To sound sharply through.

intransitive verb

To succeed in penetrating (something) with the eyes or the intellect.

intransitive verb

To penetrate into or through something.

To thrust through with a sharp or pointed instrument; stab; prick.

To cut into or through; make a hole or opening in.

To penetrate; enter into or through; force a way into or through: as, to pierce the enemy’s center.

To penetrate with pain, grief, or other emotion; wound or affect keenly; touch or move deeply.