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punc·ture
(pŭngk′chər)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 depreciate or deflate: cutting remarks that punctured my ego.
v.intr.
To be pierced or punctured: The tire punctured when it hit the curb.
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.
[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.
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puncture
(ˈpʌŋktʃə)n
1. a small hole made by a sharp object
2. (Automotive Engineering) a perforation and loss of pressure in a pneumatic tyre, made by sharp stones, glass, etc
3. the act of puncturing or perforating
4. (Automotive Engineering) the act of puncturing or perforating
vb
5. (tr) to pierce (a hole) in (something) with a sharp object
6. (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
7. (tr) to depreciate (a person's self-esteem, pomposity, etc)
[C14: from Latin punctūra, from pungere to prick]
ˈpuncturable adj
ˈpuncturer n
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punc•ture
(ˈpʌŋk tʃər)n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n.
1. the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
2. a hole or mark so made.
v.t. 3. to pierce or perforate, as with a pointed instrument.
4. to make (a hole, perforation, etc.) by piercing or perforating.
5. to reduce or diminish as if by piercing: to puncture a person's pride.
6. to cause to collapse or disintegrate: to puncture one's dream of success.
v.i. 7. to become punctured.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pūnctūra a pricking =pūnct(us) (past participle of pungere to pierce]
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puncture
Past participle: punctured
Gerund: puncturing
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puncture
flat
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| Noun | 1. |  puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object |
| 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) 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" | |
| 3. | puncture - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" 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.
verb
1. pierce, cut, nick, penetrate, prick, rupture, perforate, impale, bore a hole The bullet punctured his stomach.
3. humble, discourage, disillusion, flatten, deflate, take down a peg (informal) a witty column which punctures celebrity egos
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puncture
verb2. To pass into or through by overcoming resistance:
3. To cause to be no longer believed or valued:
Informal: shoot down.
Idioms: knock the bottom out of, shoot full of holes.
A small mark or hole made by a sharp, pointed object:
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Translations
ثَقْبثَقْب في إطار السَّيّارَهيَثْقُب إطار السَّيّارَه
píchnutípíchnout
punkteringpunktere
reikä
probušena guma
òaî aî springastinga gat á; fá gat á
刺し穴
(찔려서 난) 구멍
pradūrimaspradurta skylėprakiurdintiprakiurti
caurumsdūriensizdurtpārdurt
defekt
luknjapreluknjati
punktering
การเจาะ
patlakpatlatmakufak delikdelik açmak
lỗ thủng
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
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
puncture
[ˈpʌŋktʃər]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
puncture
:puncture needle
n (Med) → Punktionsnadel f
punctureproof
adj tyre → nagel-/pannensicher; (Elec) → durchschlagsicher
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
puncture
[ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
puncture
(ˈpaŋktʃə) verb to make or get a small hole in. Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre.
noun a hole in a tyre. My car has had two punctures this week.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
puncture
→ ثَقْب píchnutí 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
punc·ture
n. punción, perforación;
v. punzar, pinchar; agujerear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
puncture
n punción f, pinchazo, piquete m; lumbar — punción lumbar; vt puncionar, punzar, pinchar, picarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.