- puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
--1 is a kind of mishap, misadventure, mischance
Derived forms: verb puncture5, verb puncture4, verb puncture1 - puncture - a small hole made by a sharp object
--2 is a kind of hole
--2 has particulars: pinhole; pinprickDerived forms: verb puncture5, verb puncture1, verb puncture2 - puncture - the act of puncturing or perforating
--3 is a kind of activity
--3 has particulars: centesis; perforation; prick, pricking; venipunctureDerived forms: verb puncture5, verb puncture1
- puncture - pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"
--1 is one way to pierce
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun puncture2, noun puncture3, noun puncture1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- puncture - make by piercing; "puncture a hole"
--2 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun puncture2
Somebody ----s something
- deflate, puncture - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
--3 is one way to deprecate, depreciate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- puncture - cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon"
--4 is one way to depressurize, depressurise, decompress
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun puncture1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- puncture - be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"
--5 is one way to break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun puncture1, noun puncture3, noun puncture2
Something ----s