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Pierce vs Pie - What's the difference?

pierce | pie |

In transitive terms the difference between pierce and pie

is that pierce is to break or interrupt abruptly while pie is to go around (a corner) in a guarded manner.

As a noun pie is

a type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.

pierce

English

Verb

  • to puncture; to break through
    • The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash.
    to pierce''' the enemy's line; a shot '''pierced the ship
  • * Dryden
    • I pierce her tender side.
  • to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry
    • Can you believe he pierced his tongue?
  • to break or interrupt abruptly
    • A scream pierced the darkness.
  • (figurative) To penetrate; to affect deeply.
    • to pierce a mystery
  • * Alexander Pope
    • pierced with grief
  • * Shakespeare
    • Can no prayers pierce thee?

    Derived terms

    * piercing

    Descendants

    * Japanese:

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    pie

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), unknown origin.

    Noun

  • A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.
    • The family had steak and kidney pie''' for dinner and cherry '''pie for dessert.
  • Any of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling.
    • Shepherd's pie is made of mince covered with mashed potato.
  • (Northeastern US) Pizza.
  • (figuratively) The whole of a wealth or resource, to be divided in parts.
  • * It is easier to get along when everyone, more or less, is getting ahead. But when the pie is shrinking, social groups are more likely to turn on each other.'' — , ''[http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/04/the-deepest-dangers-facing-the-united-states.html Why It’s Time to Worry] , Newsweek 2010-12-04
  • (letterpress) A disorderly mess of spilt type.
  • (cricket) An especially badly bowled ball.
  • (pejorative) a gluttonous person.
  • A pie chart.
  • * 1986 , Carolyn Sorensen, ?Henry J. Stock, Department of Education Computer Graphics Guide (page 8)
    • Pies are best for comparing the components of only one or two totals.
  • (slang) The vulva.
  • * 1981 , William Kotzwinkle, Jack in the Box
    • "Yeah, take it off!" "SHOW US YOUR PIE !" The brunette opened the catch on her G-string and let the sequinned cloth slip down, teasing them with it.
  • * 2010 , W. A. Moltinghorne, Magnolia Park (page 238)
    • Yeah, some guys like to eat the old hairy pie . Women, too, or so I've heard.
    Derived terms
    * apple pie * chicken pie * cottage pie * cream pie * cutie pie * easy as pie * have one's fingers in many pies * humble pie * meat pie * mince pie * mud pie * party pie * pie chart * pie floater * pie in the sky * pie-eater * pie-eyed * pie-faced * piehole * pieing * piemaker * piet * pork pie * pot pie * shepherd's pie * steak and kidney pie * sweet as pie * who ate all the pies
    See also
    * pastie * pasty

    Verb

    (d)
  • To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).
    • I'd like to see someone pie the chairman of the board.
  • To go around (a corner) in a guarded manner.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) pie, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Magpie.
    • Derived terms
    * piebald

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (historical) The smallest unit of currency in South Asia, equivalent to 1/192 of a rupee or 1/12 of an anna.
  • * 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes’, The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Tales , Folio Society 2005, page 117:
    • I gave him all the money in my possession, Rs.9.8.5. – nine rupees, eight annas, and five pie – for I always keep small change as bakshish when I am in camp.

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