perforate

About 0.22 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To pierce; to penetrate.
2. verb To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.

   to perforate a sheet of postage stamps

3. adjective Perforated.
4. adjective Perforated, having a hole.
5. adjective Perforated.

Similar words

pierced cut punch punctured coarsely transpierce penetrate pierce impenetrate interpenetrate

Often followed by

the and into it a or through in with

Word family

perforated perforates perforating perforator perforators