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- Dictionarypuncture/ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃə/
noun
- 1. a small hole in a tyre resulting in an escape of air: "she was on her way home when she had a puncture" Similar
verb
- 1. make a puncture in (something): "one of the knife blows had punctured a lung" Similar
- 2. cause a sudden collapse of (mood or feeling): "the earlier mood of optimism was punctured" Similar
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PUNCTURE definition: 1. a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre: 2. to make a small hole in…. Learn more.
1. : to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object. 2. : to make useless or ineffective as if by a puncture : deflate. intransitive verb. : to become punctured. Synonyms. Noun. perforation. pinhole. pinprick. prick. punch. stab.
A puncture is a small hole in a car tyre or bicycle tyre that has been made by a sharp object.
PUNCTURE meaning: 1. a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre: 2. to make a small hole in…. Learn more.
noun. a small hole made by a sharp object. a perforation and loss of pressure in a pneumatic tyre, made by sharp stones, glass, etc. the act of puncturing or perforating.
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. [From Middle English, a pricking, from Late Latin pūnctūra, from pūnctus, past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.] punc′tur·a·ble adj.
Definitions of 'puncture'. 1. A puncture is a small hole in a car tire or bicycle tire that has been made by a sharp object. [...] 2. A puncture is a small hole in someone's skin that has been made by or with a sharp object. [...] 3. If a sharp object punctures something, it makes a hole in it.
[transitive, intransitive] puncture (something) to make a small hole in something; to get a small hole. to puncture a tyre; She was taken to the hospital with broken ribs and a punctured lung. One of the front tyres had punctured.
Definition of puncture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
puncture - definition, audio pronunciation and more for puncture: 1. a small hole made by a sharp object 2. a hole in a tyre that makes the air come out: 3. to make…: See more in Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary.
