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pierce

verb
  1. make a hole into
    “The needle pierced the flesh.”
  2. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
    thrust
  3. cut or make a way through
  4. move or affect a person's emotions or bodily feelings deeply or sharply
    “The cold pierced the cave dweller's bones.”
  5. sound sharply or shrilly
    “The scream pierced the night”