run sb/sth through
literary— phrasal verb with run uk/rʌn/us/rʌn/verb present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run
to push a sword or similar pointed weapon right into a person or animal:
He drew his sword and ran the villain through.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- coppice
- cut sth down
- laceration
- lance
- mow
- nick
- notch
- saw sth down
- scratch
- slash
- slice
- spike
- trim
- whittle
- woodcarving
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