transpierce
verb
trans·pierce tran(t)s-ˈpirs 
transpierced; transpiercing; transpierces
transitive verb
: to pierce through : penetrate
Synonyms
- gore
- harpoon
- impale
- jab
- lance
- peck
- pick
- pierce
- pink
- puncture
- run through
- skewer
- spear
- spike
- spit
- stab
- stick
- transfix
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Example Sentences
pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass
Word History
Etymology
Middle French transpercer, from Old French, from trans- (from Latin) + percer to pierce
First Known Use
1592, in the meaning defined above
transpierces
verb
as in stabs
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- stabs
- punctures
- runs through
- picks
- jabs
- pierces
- sticks
- spikes
- pecks
- spits
- pinks
- spears
- harpoons
- skewers
- lances
- slices
- punches
- gores
- pokes
- transfixes
- impales
- spindles
- riddles
- prongs
- bayonets
- cuts
- thrusts
- dirks
- pricks
- pikes
- quills
- perforates
- poniards
- pinpricks
- gimlets
- knifes