puncture
11puncture — vb *perforate, punch, prick, bore, drill Analogous words: pierce, penetrate (see ENTER): deflate, shrink (see CONTRACT vb) …
12puncture — [[t]pʌ̱ŋktʃə(r)[/t]] punctures, puncturing, punctured 1) N COUNT A puncture is a small hole in a car tyre or bicycle tyre that has been made by a sharp object. Somebody helped me mend the puncture. ...a tyre that has a slow puncture. 2) N COUNT A …
13puncture — punc|ture1 [ˈpʌŋktʃə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: punctura, from pungere; PUNGENT] 1.) BrE a small hole made accidentally in a tyre American Equivalent: flat ▪ She was cycling home when she had a puncture . slow puncture (=one that …
14puncture — puncturable, adj. punctureless, adj. puncturer, n. /pungk cheuhr/, n., v., punctured, puncturing. n. 1. the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object. 2. a hole or mark so made. 3. Zool. a small pointlike depression.… …
15puncture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (BrE) small hole in a tyre/tire ⇨ See also ↑blowout ADJECTIVE ▪ slow ▪ The tyre had a slow puncture and had to be pumped up every day. VERB + PUNCTURE ▪ get, have …
16puncture — I UK [ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)] / US [ˈpʌŋktʃər] noun [countable] Word forms puncture : singular puncture plural punctures 1) a small hole made by accident in a tyre Their journey was delayed for several hours because of a puncture. 2) a small hole made with… …
17puncture — 1. To make a hole with a small pointed object, such as a needle. 2. A prick or small hole made with a pointed instrument. [L. punctura, fr. pungo, pp. punctus, to prick] Bernard p. SYN: diabetic p.. cisternal p. passage of a hollow needle through …
18puncture — /ˈpʌŋktʃə / (say pungkchuh) noun 1. the act of pricking or perforating as with a pointed instrument or object. 2. a mark or hole so made. 3. Zoology a small point like depression. –verb (punctured, puncturing) –verb (t) 4. to prick, pierce, or… …
19puncture — 1 noun (C) 1 BrE a hole made accidentally in a tyre, so that air comes out of it; flat 2 (2) AmE: I m sorry I m late; I had a puncture. | to mend a puncture 2 a small hole made by a sharp point 2 verb 1 (T) to make a small hole through the… …
20puncture — 1. noun 1) the tire developed a puncture Syn: hole, perforation, rupture; cut, slit; leak 2) my car has a puncture Syn: flat tire; informal flat 2. verb 1) he punctured the child s balloon …
