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perforated

[ pur-fuh-rey-tid ]

adjective

  1. pierced with a hole or holes:

    Punch out along the perforated line.

  2. Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) having rows of closely spaced perforations dividing each stamp from the others.
  3. marked by or having perforation:

    a perforated ulcer.



perforated

/ ˈɜːəˌɪɪ /

adjective

  1. pierced with one or more holes
  2. (esp of stamps) having perforations perf
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of perforated1

First recorded in 1480–90; perforate + -ed 2
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Appendicitis, especially with a perforated appendix, is dangerous and can lead to complications including septicemia and peritonitis, the Cleveland Clinic says.

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Pickleball is similar to tennis except the court is smaller, the ball is plastic and perforated and the paddles are not as big as tennis rackets.

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He spent the next 17 days in and out of surgery for a broken back, perforated intestines, a blood clot in his lungs and three gunshot wounds, he testified.

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Brian Rooney, 35, suffered a heart attack outside the Royal Victoria Hospital's emergency department after his bowel had perforated at home.

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After that will come a “giant mattress of gravel” 12 inches deep, Rock said, laced with perforated pipes to collect runoff and direct it into Liberty Canyon Creek.

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