transitive. Frequently in passive with with. To fill with holes, like those in a riddle; to make holes throughout, esp. by means of bullets or…

transitive. To make meshes in; to make into a mesh. rare.

To perforate with a number of holes, to riddle.

transitive. To fill with cells, cavities, or perforations resembling those of a honeycomb; to render cavernous, hollow, or insubstantial in this…

to make a riddle of: to pierce with holes.

To perforate with holes like a sieve.

transitive. To burrow or form holes in, as a mole does; to bring out by burrowing or delving. Chiefly figurative. Also intransitive with for.