pierced

(verb) cut or make a way through. Synonyms: pierce. Examples: "The knife cut through the flesh." "The path pierced the jungle." "Light pierced through the forest."

(verb) move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply. Synonyms: pierce. Examples: "The cold pierced her bones." "Her words pierced the students."

(verb) sound sharply or shrilly. Synonyms: pierce. Example: "The scream pierced the night."

(verb) penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. Synonyms: pierce, thrust.

(verb) make a hole into. Synonyms: pierce. Example: "The needle pierced her flesh."

(adj) having a hole cut through. Synonyms: perforated, perforate, punctured. Examples: "Pierced ears." "A perforated eardrum." "A punctured balloon."