English to English
puncture
('p/@//N/k/tS//@/r
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noun (n)
- loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- a small hole made by a sharp object(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- the act of puncturing or perforating(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into(verb.contact)Example:
Puncture a tire.
source: wordnet30 - make by piercing(verb.contact)Example:
Puncture a hole.
source: wordnet30 - cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing(verb.change)Example:
Puncture an air balloon.
source: wordnet30 - be pierced or punctured(verb.change)Example:
The tire punctured.
source: wordnet30 - To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.(verb)source: webster1913