Punctured
Punctured adjective - Having a hole cut through.
Shot and punctured are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shot" instead a verb "Punctured".
Nearby Words: puncture, puncturing
Shot
Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.
Both words in one sentence
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Invisible Holes: Should one of the Stooges get shot or punctured with needles, expect this to occur.
Source: Film / The Three Stooges -
The Determinator: Ken and his climb-to-the-top-of-the-bell-tower-with-a-shot-leg-and-punctured-artery-so-you-can-jump-off-and-tell-Ray-to-take-your-gun-and-run-before-you-die determination.
Source: Film / In Bruges - They had the right idea, but he inevitably died of gangrene anyway, because the shot had punctured his intestines and antibiotics had not yet been discovered.
Source: We Have to Get the Bullet Out
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