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- DictionaryPunc·ture/ˈpəNG(k)(t)SHər/
noun
- 1. a small hole in a tire resulting in an escape of air: "she was on her way home when she had a puncture"
verb
- 1. make a puncture in (something): "one of the knife blows had punctured a lung"
- 2. cause a sudden collapse of (mood or feeling): "the earlier mood of optimism was punctured"
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The meaning of PUNCTURE is an act of puncturing. How to use puncture in a sentence. an act of puncturing; a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing; a minute depression…
verb. uk / ˈpʌŋk.tʃə r/ us / ˈpʌŋk.tʃɚ / [ I or T ] to make a small hole in something, or to get a small hole in something: She had used a screwdriver to puncture two holes in the lid of a paint tin. The knife went through his ribs and punctured his lung. [ T ] to suddenly make someone less confident or positive:
noun. the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object. a hole or mark so made. Synonyms: perforation, rupture, break. Zoology. a small pointlike depression. verb (used with object) , punc·tured, punc·tur·ing. to pierce or perforate, as with a pointed instrument: to puncture leather with an awl.
verb. us / ˈpʌŋk.tʃɚ / uk / ˈpʌŋk.tʃə r/ [ I or T ] to make a small hole in something, or to get a small hole in something: She had used a screwdriver to puncture two holes in the lid of a paint can. The knife went through his ribs and punctured his lung. [ T ] to suddenly make someone less confident or positive:
Definitions of puncture. verb. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into. “ puncture a tire” see more. verb. make by piercing. “ puncture a hole” see more. verb. cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing. “ puncture an air balloon” see more. verb. be pierced or punctured. “The tire punctured ” see more. verb.
a small hole made by a sharp object. puncture noun [C] (TYRE) a hole in a tyre that makes the air come out: to have a puncture. puncture. verb [ T ] uk / ˈpʌŋktʃə r/ us. to make a hole in something: The knife went through his ribs and punctured his lung. (Definition of puncture from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
n. 1. a small hole made by a sharp object. 2. (Automotive Engineering) a perforation and loss of pressure in a pneumatic tyre, made by sharp stones, glass, etc. 3. the act of puncturing or perforating. 4. (Automotive Engineering) the act of puncturing or perforating. vb. 5. ( tr) to pierce (a hole) in (something) with a sharp object. 6.
