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(puŋk′c̸hər)

noun

the act or an instance of perforating or piercing
a hole made by a sharp point, as in an automobile tire, the skin, etc.

Origin: ME < L punctura, a pricking < L pungere, to pierce: see point

transitive verb punctured, puncturing

to perforate or pierce with a sharp point
to reduce or put an end to, as if by a puncture: to puncture one's pride

intransitive verb

to be punctured

Related Forms:

puncturable adjective

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verb punc·tured, punc·tur·ing, punc·tures

verb, transitive

To pierce with a pointed object.
To make (a hole) by piercing.
To cause to collapse by piercing.
To depreciate or deflate: cutting remarks that punctured my ego.

verb, intransitive

To be pierced or punctured.

noun

The act or an instance of puncturing.
A hole or depression made by a sharp object, especially a hole in an automotive tire.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English, a pricking

Origin: , from Late Latin pūnctūra

Origin: , from pūnctus

Origin: , past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

puncˈtur·a·ble adjective

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