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To make a hole where there wasn't one, often dramatically.
means To penetrate or pass through something with a sharp pointed object, or to puncture it cleanly.
from From Old French percier, to bore through; root likely tied to Latin pertusiare, to thrust through.
Body kindEar piercing dates back over 5,000 years.
Figurative useA piercing gaze stabs without ever touching.
Surname twistCommon last name, including a US president.