pierce through

verb phrase
[L1117390]

Compounds

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Forms

  • infinitive : pierce through
  • simple present, singular, third person : pierces through
  • present participle : piercing through
  • past participle, simple past : pierced through

Senses

  • to pierce in one end and out the other side of something, to pierce all the way

Examples (not attached to a Sense)

    A needle that pierces the arm does not necessarily pierce through the arm, unless the needle goes out of the other side of the arm. In which case that's probably not good.