HyperDic: puncture

English > 8 senses of the word *puncture*:
VERB	contact	puncture	pierce with a pointed object
	contact	puncture	make by piercing
	communication	puncture, deflate	reduce or lessen the size or importance of
	change	puncture	cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
	change	puncture	be pierced or punctured
NOUN	event	puncture	loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
	artifact	puncture	a small hole made by a sharp object
	act	puncture	the act of puncturing or perforating

puncture > pronunciation
Sounds	pah'ngkcher; pah'ngksher
Rhymes	acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher...
Rhymes	Ashur ... Yorkshire: 36 rhymes with sher...

English > *puncture*: 8 senses > noun 1, event
Meaning	Loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object.
Broader	mishap, misadventure, mischance	An instance of misfortune
Spanish	pinchazo, reventón
Catalan	punxada, rebentada
Verbs	puncture	cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
	puncture	be pierced or punctured
	puncture	pierce with a pointed object

English > *puncture*: 8 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A small hole made by a sharp object.
Narrower	pinhole	A small puncture that might have been made by a pin
Narrower	pinprick	small puncture (as if made by a pin)
Broader	hole	An opening deliberately made in or through something
Spanish	pinchazo
Catalan	punxada
Verbs	puncture	be pierced or punctured
	puncture	pierce with a pointed object
	puncture	make by piercing

English > *puncture*: 8 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of puncturing or perforating.
Narrower	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)
	prick, pricking	The act of puncturing with a small point
	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
Broader	activity	Any specific behavior
Catalan	picada
Verbs	puncture	be pierced or punctured
Verbs	puncture	pierce with a pointed object

English > *puncture*: 8 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"puncture a tire"
Narrower	scarify	puncture and scar (the skin) , as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
Broader	pierce	make a hole into
Spanish	pinchar
Nouns	puncture	the act of puncturing or perforating
	puncture	a small hole made by a sharp object
	puncture	loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

English > *puncture*: 8 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	make by piercing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"puncture a hole"
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become
Spanish	agujerear
Nouns	puncture	a small hole made by a sharp object

English > *puncture*: 8 senses > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Reduce or lessen the size or importance of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	deflate
Broader	deprecate, depreciate, vilipend	belittle

English > *puncture*: 8 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	Cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"puncture an air balloon"
Broader	depressurize, depressurise, decompress	decrease the pressure of
Spanish	pinchar
Catalan	punxar
Nouns	puncture	loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

English > *puncture*: 8 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	Be pierced or punctured.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The tire punctured"
Broader	break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart	Become separated / separated into pieces or fragments
Nouns	puncture	the act of puncturing or perforating
	puncture	a small hole made by a sharp object
	puncture	loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

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