puncture

Meaning of puncture

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
verb
  1. make a puncture in (something).
    one of the knife blows had punctured a lung
  2. 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:

deflate

Meaning the flat part of something:

flat

Meaning (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something):

pierce

Meaning go into or through (something), especially with force or effort:

penetrate

Meaning (especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly:

rupture

Meaning pierce and make a hole or holes in:

perforate

Meaning speak in or pose riddles:

riddle

Meaning thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill:

stab

Meaning make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:

cut

Meaning make a nick or nicks in:

nick

Meaning make a long, narrow cut in:

slit

Meaning make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly:

prick

Meaning impale on or pierce with a sharp point:

spike

Meaning a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree:

stick

Meaning transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument:

impale

Meaning pierce with a sharp implement or weapon:

transfix

Meaning pierce with or as if with a lance:

lance

Meaning draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container):

tap

Meaning relieve or reduce the pressure on (something):

decompress

Meaning release the pressure of the gas inside (a pressurized vehicle or container):

depressurize

Meaning move backwards:

reverse

Meaning make or become flat or flatter:

flatten

Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:

reduce

Words that rhyme with puncture

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