punctured

Variant of puncture

puncture definition

punc·ture (puŋk′c̸hər)

noun

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

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

transitive verb punctured -·tured, puncturing -·tur·ing

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

intransitive verb

to be punctured

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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