Puncture - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpʌŋktʃər|
Brit.
|ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃə|
noun
- loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
- a small hole made by a sharp object
- the act of puncturing or perforating
- a small hole made by a sharp object
- the act of puncturing or perforating
verb
- pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
- cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
puncture a tire
- make by piercingpuncture a hole
- reduce or lessen the size or importance of (syn: deflate)- cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
puncture an air balloon
- be pierced or puncturedThe tire punctured
Extra examples
...a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket...
...a nail punctured the tire...
...I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle....
I punctured the tire within one mile of the start.
She was cycling home when she had a puncture.
A piece of glass punctured the back tyre.
One bullet punctured his lung.
Pressurized container - do not puncture.
There was a stunned silence, punctured by shrill laughter.
He wasn't hurt, but his dignity was punctured.
The tire punctured
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: puncture
he/she/it: punctures
present participle: puncturing
past tense: punctured
past participle: punctured
I/you/we/they: puncture
he/she/it: punctures
present participle: puncturing
past tense: punctured
past participle: punctured
noun
singular: puncture
plural: punctures
singular: puncture
plural: punctures
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