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Puncture
ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃə
Puncture definitions
noun
puncture
punctures
- a small hole in a tyre resulting in an escape of air
"she was on her way home when she had a puncture"
flat tyre- a small hole in something such as the skin, caused by a sharp object
"a puncture wound"
verb
puncture
punctured
punctures
puncturing
- make a puncture in (something)
"one of the knife blows had punctured a lung"
make a hole in pierce penetrate rupture perforate riddle stab cut nick slit prick spike stick impale transfix bore (through) drill (through) lance tap- sustain a puncture
"the tyre had punctured and it would have to be replaced"
- cause a sudden collapse of (mood or feeling)
"the earlier mood of optimism was punctured"