perforate

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I - verb

1. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
- perforate the sheets of paper
• Syn:
punch
• Derivationally related forms:
perforation, punch (for: punch), puncher (for: punch)
• Hypernyms:
pierce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
- The bullet penetrated her chest
• Syn:
penetrate
• Derivationally related forms:
perforation, penetrator (for: penetrate)
• Hypernyms:
enter, come in, get into, get in, go into,
go in, move into
• Hyponyms:
probe, dig into, poke into, cut, interpenetrate,
permeate, strike, break, foray, sneak in, creep in,
pervade, penetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle, honeycomb,
pierce, thrust, tunnel, percolate, sink in, filter,
filter, grain, immerse, plunge, storm,
force, ooze through
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP

II - adjective

having a hole cut through
- pierced ears
- a perforated eardrum
- a punctured balloon
• Syn:
pierced, perforated, punctured
• Similar to:
cut

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pierced, perforated, punctured, penetrate, punch