'Puncture' definitions:
Definition of 'puncture'
(from WordNet)
noun
Loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
noun
A small hole made by a sharp object
noun
The act of puncturing or perforating
verb
Pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"
verb
Make by piercing; "puncture a hole"
verb
Reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" [syn: deflate, puncture]
verb
Cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon"
verb
Be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"
Definition of 'Puncture'
From: GCIDE
- Puncture \Punc"ture\, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent.]
- 1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin. [1913 Webster]
- A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Puncture'
From: GCIDE
- Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. & vb. n. Puncturing.] To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'puncture'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abrade,
- abrasion,
- acupunctuation,
- acupuncture,
- auger,
- bark,
- belie,
- birthmark,
- bite,
- blaze,
- blaze a trail,
- blemish,
- bloody,
- blotch,
- blow sky-high,
- blow up,
- bore,
- boring,
- brand,
- break,
- bring up short,
- broach,
- burn,
- caste mark,
- cave,
- cave in,
- chafe,
- chalk,
- chalk up,
- check,
- check off,
- checkmark,
- chip,
- cicatrix,
- cicatrize,
- claw,
- collapse,
- concussion,
- countersink,
- crack,
- crackle,
- craze,
- cut,
- dapple,
- dash,
- define,
- deflate,
- delimit,
- demarcate,
- destroy,
- discolor,
- discoloration,
- disconfirm,
- discourage,
- discredit,
- disillusion,
- disprove,
- dot,
- drill,
- drill hole,
- earmark,
- empierce,
- empiercement,
- engrave,
- engraving,
- explode,
- expose,
- fall in,
- fix,
- fixing,
- flash burn,
- fleck,
- flick,
- fold,
- fold up,
- fracture,
- fray,
- frazzle,
- freckle,
- fret,
- gall,
- gash,
- go through,
- gore,
- goring,
- gouge,
- gouge out,
- graving,
- hack,
- hatch,
- hole,
- honeycomb,
- humble,
- hurt,
- impale,
- impalement,
- implode,
- impress,
- imprint,
- incise,
- incision,
- injure,
- injury,
- invalidate,
- jab,
- jot,
- lacerate,
- laceration,
- lance,
- lancing,
- leak,
- lentigo,
- lesion,
- line,
- macula,
- maim,
- make a mark,
- make mincemeat of,
- mark,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- marking,
- maul,
- mole,
- mortal wound,
- mottle,
- mutilate,
- mutilation,
- needle,
- negate,
- negative,
- nevus,
- nick,
- notch,
- opening,
- patch,
- pencil,
- penetrate,
- penetration,
- pepper,
- perforate,
- perforation,
- pierce,
- piercing,
- pink,
- point,
- polka dot,
- prick,
- pricking,
- print,
- prove the contrary,
- punch,
- punching,
- punctuate,
- puncturing,
- ream,
- ream out,
- rend,
- rent,
- riddle,
- rip,
- ruin,
- run,
- run through,
- rupture,
- savage,
- scald,
- scar,
- scarification,
- scarify,
- scorch,
- score,
- scotch,
- scrape,
- scratch,
- scratching,
- scuff,
- seal,
- seam,
- second-degree burn,
- shoot,
- show up,
- skewer,
- skewering,
- skin,
- slash,
- slit,
- sore,
- spear,
- speck,
- speckle,
- spike,
- spit,
- splash,
- splotch,
- spot,
- sprain,
- stab,
- stab wound,
- stabbing,
- stain,
- stamp,
- stick,
- stigma,
- stigmatize,
- strain,
- strawberry mark,
- streak,
- striate,
- stripe,
- tap,
- tattoo,
- tattoo mark,
- tear,
- terebration,
- third-degree burn,
- tick,
- tick off,
- tittle,
- trace,
- transfix,
- transfixation,
- transfixion,
- transforation,
- transpierce,
- trauma,
- traumatize,
- trepan,
- trepanning,
- trephine,
- trephining,
- undercut,
- underline,
- underscore,
- watermark,
- wound,
- wounds immedicable,
- wrench