Pierce

To pierce means to make a hole in something by pushing a sharp object through it, like when you use a needle to make a hole in fabric or when you poke a hole in a balloon.

Examples

• The needle can pierce the fabric to help me sew my shirt.
• When the ice cream cone fell, the scoop pierced the ground.
• I watched as the bird's beak pierced the fruit to get to the sweet juice.

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