transferred. To pass right through, penetrate, traverse (anything). Obsolete.

To pierce or penetrate as by digging. Obsolete.

transitive. To succeed in penetrating; to gain entry into; to force one's way through or into; to break through (a defence or barrier). Formerly…

transitive. To pass or break through into the substance of; to pierce, penetrate, or permeate; to plunge into. Also in figurative contexts.

transitive. To get into or through, gain entrance or access to, esp. with force, effort, or difficulty; to pierce. Also in extended use: to bring…

transitive. To have a powerful or penetrating effect on (someone or something), often in an unpleasant or undesirable way; to penetrate deeply into…

intransitive. Of a bird: to peck. More generally: to penetrate into, to stab, pierce, or prod at. Now regional and rare.

To penetrate (as light breaks the darkness, sound the air). Cf. sense 41.