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Perforate

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Verb

1. perforate, punch

make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

Example Sentences:
'perforate the sheets of paper'

2. penetrate, perforate

pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

Example Sentences:
'The bullet penetrated her chest'

Adjective

3. perforate, perforated, pierced, punctured

having a hole cut through

Example Sentences:
'pierced ears'
'a perforated eardrum'
'a punctured balloon'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Perforate

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verb (ˈpɜːfəˌreɪt )
1. 
to make a hole or holes in (something); penetrate
2. (transitive)
to punch rows of holes between (stamps, coupons, etc) for ease of separation
adjective (ˈpɜːfərɪt )
3. biology
a. 
pierced by small holes
perforate shells
b. 
marked with small transparent spots
4. philately another word for perforated (sense 2)

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Perforate

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈperfoˌrated or ˈperfoˌrating
1. 
to make a hole or holes through, as by punching or boring; pierce; penetrate
2. 
to pierce with holes in a row, as a pattern, computer tape, sheet of stamps, etc.
adjective
3. 
perforated

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Perforate

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v. per·fo·rat·ed, per·fo·rat·ing, per·fo·rates
v.tr.
1. To pierce, punch, or bore a hole or holes in; penetrate.
2. To pierce or stamp with rows of holes, as those between postage stamps, to allow easy separation.
v.intr.
To pass into or through something.
adj. (pûrfər-ĭt, -fə-rāt)
Having been perforated.

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