Fire Hydrant vs Perforate - What's the Difference?

Fire Hydrant

Perforate

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
Definition as Noun
Definition as Verb
Definition as Verb
  • make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
  • pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Definition as Adjective
Definition as Adjective
  • having a hole cut through

Examples

  • "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
  • "perforate the sheets of paper"
  • "The bullet penetrated her chest"

Parts of Speech

Noun
Adjective, Verb