adj
Meaning 1
Pierced with holes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
perforated
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adj
Meaning 2
Pierced with holes.
Having a series of holes enabling easy tearing along a straight line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of perforate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having a number or series of holes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a perforated steel plate
- perforated cancellation
- perforated stamp
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having a hole cut through
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- pierced ears
- a perforated eardrum
- a punctured balloon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pierced, perforate, punctured
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: перфориран (perforiran) — having a series of holes
- Finnish: rei’itetty — having a series of holes
- Finnish: perforoitu — having a series of holes
- German: perforiert — having a series of holes
- Greek: διάτρητος (diátritos) — having a series of holes
- Greek: τρυπητός (trypitós) — having a series of holes
- Latin: pertūsus — having a series of holes
- Portuguese: perfurado — having a series of holes
- Romanian: perforat — having a series of holes
- Russian: перфори́рованный (perforírovannyj) — having a series of holes
- Swedish: perforerad — having a series of holes
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