прока́лывать — meaning in English

English meaning

• impale verb To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.
• pierce verb To make a hole through something, usually with something sharp.
• puncture noun A small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre.

Senses

прока́лывать is used for these senses in English:

• impale (transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
• pierce (transitive) To puncture; to break through.
• puncture To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

impale — full definition

1. verb To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.
2. verb Historically, to kill someone by driving a stake through their body.

pierce — full definition

1. verb To make a hole through something, usually with something sharp.
2. verb To affect someone deeply or reach the heart of a matter.

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