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punc·ture  (pngkchr)

v. punc·tured, punc·tur·ing, punc·tures

v.tr.

1. To pierce with a pointed object.

2. To make (a hole) by piercing.

3. To cause to collapse by piercing.

4. To depreciate or deflate: cutting remarks that punctured my ego.

v.intr.

To be pierced or punctured.

n.

1. The act or an instance of puncturing.

2. A hole or depression made by a sharp object, especially a hole in an automotive tire.

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[From Middle English, a pricking, from Late Latin pnctra, from pnctus, past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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punctur·a·ble adj.

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puncture

Noun

1. a small hole made by a sharp object

2. a tear and loss of pressure in a tyre

3. the act of puncturing or perforating

Verb

[-turing, -tured]

1. to pierce a hole in (something) with a sharp object

2. to cause (a tyre etc.) to lose pressure by piercing [Latin pungere to prick]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object misadventure, mischance, mishap - an instance of misfortune
	2.	puncture - a small hole made by a sharp object hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something pinhole - a small puncture that might have been made by a pin pinprick - small puncture (as if made by a pin)
	3.	puncture - the act of puncturing or perforating activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" centesis - (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid perforation - the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation) pricking, prick - the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" venipuncture - (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
Verb	1.	puncture - pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire" scarify - puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces" pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
	2.	puncture - make by piercing; "puncture a hole" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	3.	puncture - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" deflate depreciate, vilipend, deprecate - belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
	4.	puncture - cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon" depressurise, depressurize, decompress - decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane"
	5.	puncture - be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured" come apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

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puncture

noun 1. flat tyre, flat, flattie N.Z.

noun 2. hole, opening, break, cut, nick, leak, slit, rupture, perforation

verb 3. pierce, cut, nick, penetrate, prick, rupture, perforate, impale, bore a hole

verb 4. deflate, go down, go flat

verb 5. humble, discourage, disillusion, flatten, deflate, take down a peg (informal)

Translations

puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ] (BRIT) n → pinchazo

vt → pinchar;

to have a puncture → tener un pinchazo

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puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ] n (Brit) → crevaison f

vt → crever;

I have a puncture (Aut) → j'ai (un pneu) crevé

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puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ] n (Aut) → Reifenpanne f

vt → durchbohren;

I have a puncture → ich habe eine Reifenpanne

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puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ] n (BRIT) → foratura

vt → forare;

to have a puncture (AUT) → forare (una gomma)

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puncture

v puncture [ˈpaŋktʃə]

to make or get a small hole in Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre. gaatjie يَثْقُب إطار السَّيّارَه пробождам (pro)píchnout punktere durchstechen τρυπώ pinchar läbi torkama سوراخ کردن puhkaista crever לְנַקֵב हवा निकल जाना, छेद हो जाना kilyukaszt menusuk stinga gat á; fá gat á bucare, forare パンクする ...에 (조그만) 구멍을 뚫다[], (타이어를) 펑크내다 pradurti, prakiurti, prakiurdinti izdurt (caurumu); pārdurt pancit lek maken/raken stikke hull i, punktere przedziurawić fazer um furo a înţepa прокалывать;получить прокол prepichnúť prebosti (se) probušiti punktera เจาะ delik açmak, patlatmak 刺穿 проколювати; пробивати отвір چھيد کرنا، سوراخ کرنا thủng lốp 刺穿

n

a hole in a tyre My car has had two punctures this week. gaatjie ثَقْب في إطار السَّيّارَه спукване на гума (pro)píchnutí punktering das Loch τρύπα στο λάστιχο pinchazo torkeauk پنچری rengasrikko crevaison תֶקֶר छेदन, वेधन gumidefekt lubang það að springa foratura, bucatura パンク (타이어의) 펑크, 구멍 pradūrimas, pradurta skylė dūriens; caurums bocor lekke band punktering przebicie furo pană de cauciuc прокол defekt luknja rupica punktering รูเปิดเล็ก ufak delik, patlak (車胎的)刺孔 прокол ٹائر ميں ہونے والا سوراخ lỗ thủng （车胎的）刺孔