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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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puncture: [verb] to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object.
PUNCTURE definition: 1. a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre: 2. to make a small hole in…. Learn more.
Puncture definition: the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object. See examples of PUNCTURE used in a sentence.
PUNCTURE meaning: 1. a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre: 2. to make a small hole in…. Learn more.
puncture: 1 v pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into “ puncture a tire” Types: scarify puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals Type of: pierce make a hole into v make by piercing “ puncture a hole” Type of: create , make make or cause to be or to become v cause to lose air pressure or collapse ...
puncture. ( ˈpʌŋktʃə) 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.
Puncture wounds carry a serious risk of infection. see also lumbar puncture Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin punctura , from punct- ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere .
