The Clue
Run through (7 letter answer)
The Answer
PIERCED
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Notes
The answer PIERCED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
PIERCE as a verb:
1. cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
2. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
3. sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
4. (pierce, thrust) = penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
5. make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
PIERCED as an adjective:
1. (pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured) = having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"