vverb.contactmake a hole into or between, as for ease of separationSynset:punch
Examples:- perforate the sheets of paper
Derivationally Related Form:puncherpunchperforation
Hypernyms:pierce
Inherited Hypernyms:punchpiercepenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactpass into or through, often by overcoming resistanceSynset:penetrate
Examples:- The bullet penetrated her chest
Derivationally Related Form:penetratorperforation
Hypernyms:come in enter get in get into go in go into move into
Inherited Hypernyms:penetrateenter
Direct Hyponyms:breakcreep incutdiffusedig intofilterforayforcegrainhoneycombimbueimmerseingraininterpenetrateooze throughpenetratepercolatepermeatepervadepierceplungepoke intoproberiddlesink insneak instormstrikethrusttunnel
Full Troponyms:bitebreakcenter punchcutdabbledipdunkforaygoregutterhoneycombhornimmerseinfiltrateingraininterpenetrateinvadelanceneedleooze throughpegpercolatepermeatepickpiercepinpokepoke intoprickleprobepunchpunctureriddlescarifysheatheskewersneak insoaksopspearspiritizestickstingstormstrikesubmergetaptransfixtunnel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP
adj satadj.allhaving a hole cut throughSynset:perforated pierced punctured
Examples:- pierced ears
- a perforated eardrum
- a punctured balloon
Antonyms:uncut
Inherited Hypernyms:pierced
Similar to:cut