[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.Synonyms: puncture , enter", "to make a hole or opening in.", "to bore into or through; tunnel.", "to perforate.", "to make (a hole, opening, etc.) by or as by boring or perforating.", "to make a way or path into or through:a road that pierces the dense jungle.", "to penetrate with the eye or mind; see into or through:She couldn't pierce his thoughts.", "to affect sharply with some sensation or emotion, as of cold, pain, or grief:The wind pierced her body. Her words pierced our hearts.Synonyms: thrill , strike , move , touch", "to sound sharply through (the air, stillness, etc.):A pistol shot pierced the night."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to force or make a way into or through something; penetrate:to pierce to the heart."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Franklin,1804–69,14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.", "John Robinson,1910–2002,U.S. electrical engineer: helped develop communications satellites.", "a male given name, form of Peter ."]}]