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[ ɣɪɖ ]
Verb

English: pierce, perforate

German: durchstechen, perforieren

KLCP:

Level 4
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(Lieven Lietaer & Marc Okrand, 10/29/2015):

LL: So how do I say "staple the sheets"?
MO: To "staple" papers together is to rar them. To use a
     stapler or hole punch ("perforator, hole punch" nIqDob),
     you qIp it or 'uy it or ngaH ("squeeze") it, depending
     on the device. [...] The hole punch will ghID ("pierce,
     perforate") the paper (or other material).
LL: Can ghID also mean perforate a paper with a tooth pick
     or similar?
MO: Yes, of course.

qepHom 2015: To use a stapler or hole punch ("perforator, hole punch" nIqDob), you qIp it or 'uy it or ngaH ("squeeze") it, depending on the device. But Maltz said that doesn't mean "squeeze" like squeezing into a tight space. That verb is qoch. (The object of this verb is the space - like a small car or a crowded elevator - being squeezed into, and this includes clothes or shoes that are too small.) For squeezing a toothpaste tube or for squeezing an orange, he said the verb is ngaH. The hole punch will ghID ("pierce, perforate") the paper (or other material). Can ghID also mean perforate a paper with a tooth pick or similar? Yes, of course.

SEE ALSO:
DuQ             stab, pierce (PB)

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