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[ verb ] pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

Examples

"puncture a tire"

Used in print

(Ann Carnahan, Nick Manero's Cook-out Barbeque...)

Do avoid puncturing or cutting into meats to test them .

Related terms

pierce scarify scarify

2
[ noun ] a small hole made by a sharp object

Related terms

hole pinprick pinhole

3
[ verb ] be pierced or punctured

Examples

"The tire punctured"

Related terms

break

4
[ verb ] cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing

Examples

"puncture an air balloon"

Related terms

depressurize

5
[ verb ] reduce or lessen the size or importance of

Synonyms

deflate

Examples

"The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"

Related terms

deprecate deflator

6
[ noun ] loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

Related terms

mishap

7
[ verb ] make by piercing

Examples

"puncture a hole"

Related terms

make

8
[ noun ] the act of puncturing or perforating

Synonyms

puncturing

Related terms

activity pricking perforation prick venipuncture centesis

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Rhymes with

acupuncture juncture tincture picture structure manufacture infrastructure restructure fracture yorkshire architecture berkshire lecture superstructure stricture conjecture prefecture

Phonetic and Homophones

P AH1 NG K SH ER0
P AH1 NG K CH ER0

Similar Spelling

punctured puncturable punctuate puncturing punctum punctual punctually punctuation punctuality

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