Perforate
verb
To make a hole or holes in something.
He perforated the document with a hole puncher
Often appears as...
- perforate the paper
- perforate a document
verb
In medicine, to pierce or make a hole in a part of the body.
If the ulcer is left untreated, it may perforate the stomach
Often appears as...
- perforate the stomach
- perforate an organ
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verb
In geology, to make a hole or tunnel in the ground or a solid substance.
The workers had to perforate the rocky terrain to build the tunnel
Often appears as...
- perforate the ground
- perforate the rock
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To make a hole or holes in something.
He perforated the document with a hole puncher
Often appears as...
- perforate the paper
- perforate a document
verb
In medicine, to pierce or make a hole in a part of the body.
If the ulcer is left untreated, it may perforate the stomach
Often appears as...
- perforate the stomach
- perforate an organ
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
In geology, to make a hole or tunnel in the ground or a solid substance.
The workers had to perforate the rocky terrain to build the tunnel
Often appears as...
- perforate the ground
- perforate the rock
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Usually involves physical tools to create holes.
We perforated the tickets with a special tool.
Pro Tip 2/3Frequency in Text
Mostly found in craft or office-related instructions.
Perforate along the dotted line to detach the form.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Through
Perforating can mean just starting a hole, not fully puncturing.
Carefully perforate the outline before cutting.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Usually involves physical tools to create holes.
We perforated the tickets with a special tool.
Pro Tip 2/3Frequency in Text
Mostly found in craft or office-related instructions.
Perforate along the dotted line to detach the form.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Through
Perforating can mean just starting a hole, not fully puncturing.
Carefully perforate the outline before cutting.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Usually involves physical tools to create holes.
We perforated the tickets with a special tool.
Pro Tip 2/3Frequency in Text
Mostly found in craft or office-related instructions.
Perforate along the dotted line to detach the form.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Through
Perforating can mean just starting a hole, not fully puncturing.
Carefully perforate the outline before cutting.
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roots to take up water from the ground but they can do it at a much faster rate because of the loss of perforated walls between each cell so these plants were able to move further onto dry land because they could access the water from deeper into the ground this category
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What happens during a...
Hemorrhagic strokes are when a perforated vessel allows blood to leak out. But the more common type is the ischemic stroke, when a clot blocks a vessel and brings blood flow to a halt. Where do these clots come from? On rare occasions, a sudden change in heart rhythm
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A shark-deterrent...
and subsequently with great white sharks. The way we did that was to get a perforated drum which is full of bait, wrap it in a neoprene skin, and then run two stereo underwater cameras to watch how the shark actually engages with that rig.
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Rob Forbes: Ways of...
completely changed the atmosphere and character with loud voices and large bodies and such, and we had to get up and leave; it was just that uncomfortable. And at that moment, the sun came out, and through this perforated screen,
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The Blockhead PIPE Humanly...
a sneeze could produce disastrous results with this large screwdriver in his nose if he were to sneeze it could easily displace the screwdriver and it may enter the skull base it may perforate his septum or head into a
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Bjarke Ingels: 3...
And the facade of the parking, we wanted to make the parking naturally ventilated, so we needed to perforate it. And we discovered that by controlling the size of the holes, we could actually turn the entire facade
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Democracy is a design...
numbers and around each number is a perforated box it's called a Chad to vote voter pushes the card behind the book and the numbers line up with holes between the two pages and you press a
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The Ancient Orchestra PIPE...
investigating this one site in peru chavin is really a series of temples they take the form of platform mounds with a very strong but solid internal mass that is perforated by a series of
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How does fracking work?...
through a compressed black layer called the shale rock formation. A specialized perforating gun is then lowered and fired, creating a series of small, inch-long holes
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Predator X hunts in deep...
Biting hard, it perforates the body, cutting through muscle and bone before shaking it to pieces.
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Forget Everything You...
roots to take up water from the ground but they can do it at a much faster rate because of the loss of perforated walls between each cell so these plants were able to move further onto dry land because they could access the water from deeper into the ground this category
Video examples
What happens during a...
Hemorrhagic strokes are when a perforated vessel allows blood to leak out. But the more common type is the ischemic stroke, when a clot blocks a vessel and brings blood flow to a halt. Where do these clots come from? On rare occasions, a sudden change in heart rhythm
Video examples
A shark-deterrent...
and subsequently with great white sharks. The way we did that was to get a perforated drum which is full of bait, wrap it in a neoprene skin, and then run two stereo underwater cameras to watch how the shark actually engages with that rig.
Video examples
Rob Forbes: Ways of...
completely changed the atmosphere and character with loud voices and large bodies and such, and we had to get up and leave; it was just that uncomfortable. And at that moment, the sun came out, and through this perforated screen,
Video examples
The Blockhead PIPE Humanly...
a sneeze could produce disastrous results with this large screwdriver in his nose if he were to sneeze it could easily displace the screwdriver and it may enter the skull base it may perforate his septum or head into a
Video examples
Bjarke Ingels: 3...
And the facade of the parking, we wanted to make the parking naturally ventilated, so we needed to perforate it. And we discovered that by controlling the size of the holes, we could actually turn the entire facade
Video examples
Democracy is a design...
numbers and around each number is a perforated box it's called a Chad to vote voter pushes the card behind the book and the numbers line up with holes between the two pages and you press a
Video examples
The Ancient Orchestra PIPE...
investigating this one site in peru chavin is really a series of temples they take the form of platform mounds with a very strong but solid internal mass that is perforated by a series of
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
through a compressed black layer called the shale rock formation. A specialized perforating gun is then lowered and fired, creating a series of small, inch-long holes
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Predator X hunts in deep...
Biting hard, it perforates the body, cutting through muscle and bone before shaking it to pieces.
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Dakota Johnson
American Actress
When mom and dad were at the height of their careers, and things were super-crazy, and they couldn't leave their houses, there wasn't social media. It was all about autographs. Now, everyone's the press. I feel fame is perforated: it can be glorious, but it can completely destroy a human, too.
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Pieter Zeeman
Dutch Physicist
We studied the light source in the direction of the magnetic force, we perforated the poles of the magnet; but even in the direction of the magnetic lines of force we found that our result was confirmed.
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Dakota Johnson
American Actress
When mom and dad were at the height of their careers, and things were super-crazy, and they couldn't leave their houses, there wasn't social media. It was all about autographs. Now, everyone's the press. I feel fame is perforated: it can be glorious, but it can completely destroy a human, too.
Quote examples
Pieter Zeeman
Dutch Physicist
We studied the light source in the direction of the magnetic force, we perforated the poles of the magnet; but even in the direction of the magnetic lines of force we found that our result was confirmed.
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