pierces is a form of:

Pierce



verbpast tense: pierced ; past participle: pierced ; present participle: piercing ;
1.
(បច្ចេកទេស) បុកទំលុះចូល, ជ្រាបចូល
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: pierced ; past participle: pierced ; present participle: piercing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship.
3.
(FIGURATIVE) (TRANSITIVE) To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively.