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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 [ˈpʌŋktʃə]

n

1. a small hole made by a sharp object

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a perforation and loss of pressure in a pneumatic tyre, made by sharp stones, glass, etc.

3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the act of puncturing or perforating

vb

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

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) to cause (something pressurized, esp a tyre) to lose pressure by piercing, or (of a tyre, etc.) to be pierced and collapse in this way

3. (tr) to depreciate (a person's self-esteem, pomposity, etc.)

[from Latin punctūra, from pungere to prick]

puncturable  adj

puncturer  n

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 Someone helped me to mend the puncture.

2. hole, opening, break, cut, nick, leak, slit, rupture, perforation an instrument used to make a puncture in the abdominal wall

verb

1. pierce, cut, nick, penetrate, prick, rupture, perforate, impale, bore a hole The bullet punctured his stomach.

2. deflate, go down, go flat The tyre is guaranteed never to puncture.

3. humble, discourage, disillusion, flatten, deflate, take down a peg (informal) a witty column which punctures celebrity egos

Translations

puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ]

A. N (in tyre, balloon) → pinchazo m, ponchadura f (Mex); (in skin) → perforación f (Aut) → pinchazo m, ponchadura f (Mex)
I have a puncture → se me ha pinchado or (Mex) ponchado un neumático or (esp LAm) una llanta
I had a puncture on the motorway → tuve un pinchazo en la autopista

B. VT [+ tyre] → pinchar, ponchar(Mex); [+ skin] → perforar
this punctured his confidence → esto destruyó su confianza
we'll see if it punctures his pride → veremos si esto le baja los humos

C. VI → pincharse, poncharse(Mex)

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puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃə^r]

n (British) (in tyre) → crevaison f
I had to mend a puncture → J'ai dû réparer une crevaison.
to have a puncture [driver, cyclist] → crever
I had a puncture on the motorway → J'ai crevé sur l'autoroute. slow puncture

vt

[+ tyre] → crever

[+ lung, skin] → percer
puncture repair kit n → trousse f crevaison, trousse f anticrevaison
puncture wound n → plaie f perforante

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puncture

n (in tyre, balloon etc) → Loch nt; (in skin) → (Ein)stich m; (= flat tyre) → Reifenpanne f, → Platte(r) m (inf)

vt → stechen in (+acc); membrane → durchstechen; blister → aufstechen; tyre, balloon → Löcher/ein Loch machen in (+acc); pride → einen Stich versetzen (+dat); a punctured lung → eine perforierte Lunge

vi (tyre) → einen Platten haben (inf); (balloon) → platzen; my front tyre punctured → ich hatte einen Platten am Vorderrad

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puncture:

puncture needle

n (Med) → Punktionsnadel f

punctureproof

adj tyre → nagel-/pannensicher; (Elec) → durchschlagsicher

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puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ]

1. n (in tyre) → foratura; (in balloon) → foratura, bucatura; (in skin) → puntura
I have a puncture (Aut) → ho forato (una gomma)

2. vt → bucare, forare

3. vi → bucarsi, forarsi

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puncture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ]

1. n (in tyre) → foratura; (in balloon) → foratura, bucatura; (in skin) → puntura
I have a puncture (Aut) → ho forato (una gomma)

2. vt → bucare, forare

3. vi → bucarsi, forarsi

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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 펑크를 내다 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 reikä crevaison תֶקֶר छेदन, वेधन gumidefekt lubang það að springa foratura, bucatura パンク 타이어 펑크 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

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puncture → ثقب vpich punktering Einstich διάτρηση pinchazo reikä crevaison probušena guma foratura 刺し穴 (찔려서 난) 구멍 gaatje punktering przebicie furo прокол punktering การเจาะ patlak lỗ thủng 刺孔