puncture
Meaning of puncture
- a small hole in a tyre resulting in an escape of air.
she was on her way home when she had a puncture
- make a puncture in (something).
one of the knife blows had punctured a lung
- cause a sudden collapse of (mood or feeling).
the earlier mood of optimism was punctured
late Middle English: from Latin punctura, from punct- ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere . The verb dates from the late 17th century.
Information about puncture
- The plural form of puncture is: punctures.
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Hyphenation of puncture
punc-ture
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- puncture is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
puncture synonyms
Meaning deflate:
Meaning the flat part of something:
Meaning (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something):
Meaning go into or through (something), especially with force or effort:
Meaning (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly:
Meaning pierce and make a hole or holes in:
Meaning speak in or pose riddles:
Meaning thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill:
Meaning make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:
Meaning make a nick or nicks in:
Meaning make a long, narrow cut in:
Meaning make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly:
Meaning impale on or pierce with a sharp point:
Meaning a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree:
Meaning transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument:
Meaning pierce with a sharp implement or weapon:
Meaning pierce with or as if with a lance:
Meaning draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container):
Meaning relieve or reduce the pressure on (something):
Meaning release the pressure of the gas inside (a pressurized vehicle or container):
Meaning move backwards:
Meaning make or become flat or flatter:
Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Words that rhyme with puncture
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