Punch vs Perforate - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a tool for making holes or indentations
Definition as Verb
- make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
- pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Definition as Verb
- drive forcibly as if by a punch
- make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
- deliver a quick blow to
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"
- "I gave him a clout on his nose"
- "the nail punched through the wall"
- "perforate the sheets of paper"
- "he punched me in the stomach"