An opening, tear, or rupture, A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification, A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise, intransitive verb_ To make a hole or gap in; break through, To break or violate (an agreement, for example)
To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate, To make a hole or opening in; perforate, To make a way through, transitive verb_ To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument, to puncture; to break through, to break or interrupt abruptly, verb_ sound sharply or shrilly, move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply, cut or make a way through