Perforate

Word PERFORATE
Character 9
Hyphenation per fo rate
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Perforate"

What do we mean by perforate?

To pierce, punch, or bore a hole or holes in; penetrate. intransitive verb

To pierce or stamp with rows of holes, as those between postage stamps, to allow easy separation. intransitive verb

To pass into or through something. intransitive verb

Having been perforated. adjective

Bored or pierced through: penetrated.

Specifically— In botany, pierced with one or more small holes, or, more commonly, having translucent dots which resemble holes, as in most plants of the order Hypericineæ.

In ornithology, noting the nostril of a bird when lacking a nasal septum, so that a hole appears from side to side of the bill, as in the turkey-buzzard, crane, etc.

In anatomy, open; opened through; affording passage or communication; having the character or quality of a perforation; forminate

In zoology, full of little holes or perforations; cribrose; foraminulate; specifically, of or pertaining to the Perforata: as, a perforate coral; a perforate foraminifer.

Of the shells of gastropod mollusks, having a tubular cavity extending through the columella from the umbilicus to the apex: contrasted with imperforate, in which case the columella is solid.

To bore through; pierce; make a hole or holes in, as by boring or driving.

Synonyms Bore through, Pierce, etc. See penetrate.

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. transitive verb

Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes. adjective

Perforated. adjective

To pierce; to penetrate. verb

To make a line of holes in a thin material to allow separation at the line. verb

Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance verb

Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation verb

Having a hole cut through adjective

To pierce; to penetrate.

To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.

1. when a male subjects his penis into a women, or mans colon, and appylies so much force that he penetrates the stomach. The penis must be of great size. This often can result in critical injury or most likely death. 2. The ultimate ownage. Urban Dictionary

Penis Perforation is considered the polite and proper way to call someone a "dickhole". It also describes a tear in the penis muscle. Urban Dictionary

Nerd talk for 3-hole punch Urban Dictionary

Going absolutely banana-bat-shit crazy when taking paper towels and they won't tear along the perforations properly... having recently consumed spiced rum does not aid in the tearing. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Perforate

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The word "perforate" in example sentences

It is probably derived from a root meaning "to bore," "perforate," and hence denotes perforated wind instruments of all kinds. ❋ M.G. Easton (1897)

The "bizarre bits" on display here include a bunch of medical specimens and instruments, such as the smallpox scab, various saws used for amputations and neurosurgery, and a trepan, a grotesque device used to perforate the skull, which was believed to aid in treating mental illness, epilepsy and migraines. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But a diamond can scratch the skin, perforate it, bring blood welling to the top, spilling over fascinated edges. ❋ Ann-Marie Martino (2011)

Violent accidents perforate the narratives, both as a means of insisting on the contingency of existence and as a means of keeping the reader reading — ❋ Unknown (2009)

They try to perforate the uterus, to get the foetus out, but often lacerate the cervix along the way, so many bleed heavily or leave tissue in the womb which becomes infected. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He also talked about the positive role of older, more experienced and hard-bitten men such as Jose Henriquez, 56, a miner trained to perforate holes who is also an evangelical pastor. ❋ Jonathan Franklin (2010)

But Bassett's relapses grew more frequent, his brief convalescences less and less vigorous, his periods of coma longer, until he came to know, beyond the last promptings of the optimism inherent in so tremendous a constitution as his own, that he would never live to cross the grass lands, perforate the perilous coast jungle, and reach the sea. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I continue to be haunted by flying dreams, airplane anxiety dreams that perforate my brain with panic. ❋ Molly Jong-Fast (2011)

Imagine the deafening report of a mortar as it strikes the ground a 150 feet in front of you, the overpressure enough to shatter your teeth and perforate an ear drum. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Shuffling penitentially on your knees, bending and scraping with dustpan and brush while vicious pine needles perforate your kneecaps...it's almost enough to make you feel like Christmas might, in a twisted way, be the descendent of some sort of primitive religious festival. ❋ Sam Leith (2011)

In rare cases, they can also perforate the uterus during insertion. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Medical boards are rightfully concerned that state lines which define physician licensure, or even national borders will perforate as patients look far and wide for their doctors. ❋ M.D. Roy Schoenberg (2011)

The bullet, driving with momentum sufficient to perforate a man's body a mile distant, struck Tudor with such force as to pivot him, whirling him half around by the shock of its impact and knocking him down. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I was gone, so Roach held Pilot for Swandby and then called to tell me that Pilot's esophageal wall had weakened so much that Swandby worried that next time the tube would perforate it, causing a traumatic death. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dude, frankie got perforation of the [colon] when he had [the horse] fuck him anally. Dude then [franky] got owned! ❋ Josh Rivera (2006)

"[Piss off], [penis perforation]!" "That chick doesn't know how to ride dick. She gave me a penis perforation and broke my shit." ❋ Mistergq79 (2013)

[Nerd] Student: Pass the Tri-Phasic Perforator [Miss]: The [wha]??? ❋ PornSoldier (2007)

"Woah, see that chick [losing] her shit, she totally just [threw] a massive Paper Towel Perforation Tantrum... she must be drinking [spiced rum]..." ❋ J-LO 86 (2014)

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