hole vs perforation

hole and perforation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hole	Yes	No	Yes	No
perforation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, perforation is a hyponym of hole; that is, perforation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hole:

As nouns, perforation is a hyponym of hole; that is, perforation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hole:

Other hyponyms of hole include aperture, bolt-hole, bullet hole, cranny, leak, ozone hole, rathole, knothole, fuckhole.

hole (noun)	perforation (noun)
an opening deliberately made in or through something	the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course	a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
informal terms for the mouth	a hole made in something
an opening into or through something
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
an unoccupied space
informal terms for a difficult situation
a fault

hole (verb)	perforation (verb)
make holes in
hit the ball into the hole