perforate
Speech parts
1. perforate - Adjective
2. perforate - Verb
4. perforate - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surface of.
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Examples
The bullet penetrated her chest
perforate the sheets of paper
pierced ears
a perforated eardrum
a punctured balloon
Research of impact damage of ships has revealed that double-hulled tankers are unlikely to perforate both hulls in a collision, preventing oil from seeping out.