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Perforate (Verb)

Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The surgical instrument was able to perforate the tough membrane surrounding the organ.
The drill bit slowly perforated the hard metal pipe, allowing workers to inspect the interior.
Years of root growth had begun to perforate the cracked sidewalk, causing uneven terrain.
Her new shoes began to perforate the thin lining of her socks after just one wear.
The sharp edge of the key was able to perforate the seal of the envelope.

Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The machine can perforate the sheets of paper along its binding edge for easy removal of individual pages.
The postal service perforates the stamps along the edges so they can be separated easily.
To create a homemade coupon book, perforate the line between each coupon for easy tearing.
The binding process involves perforating the spine so the pages will not tear when opened.
She asked her printer to perforate the tickets along the dotted line.