perforate

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: punchpenetratepiercedperforatedpunctured

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation“perforate the sheets of paper”Synonyms: punch
  2. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance“The bullet penetrated her chest”Synonyms: penetrate

Adjective (1)

  1. having a hole cut through“pierced ears”“a perforated eardrum”“a punctured balloon”Synonyms: piercedperforatedpunctured
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perforated (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Perforating.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to perforate; per through + forare to bore. See Bore, v.] 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. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Perforate
Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[asl]t), Perforated \Per"fo*ra`ted\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]"t[e^]d), a. Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes. [1913 Webster]
Pervious \Per"vi*ous\, a. [L. pervis; per + via a way. See Per-, and Voyage.]

1.Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. [1913 Webster]

[Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

2.Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision. [R.] [1913 Webster]

God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye.— Jer. Taylor.[1913 Webster]

3.Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] --Prior. [1913 Webster]

4.(Zool.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds. [1913 Webster]

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