ALL meanings of puncture
punc·ture
P p - transitive verb puncture sth holding air 1
- transitive verb puncture make hole in surface 1
- noun puncture the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object. 1
- noun puncture hole in surface 1
- noun puncture a hole or mark so made. 1
- noun puncture Zoology. a small pointlike depression. 1
- verb with object puncture to pierce or perforate, as with a pointed instrument: to puncture leather with an awl. 1
- verb with object puncture to make (a hole, perforation, etc.) by piercing or perforating: He punctured a row of holes in the cardboard. 1
- verb with object puncture to make a puncture in: A piece of glass punctured the tire. 1
- verb with object puncture to reduce or diminish as if by piercing; damage; wound: to puncture a person's pride. 1
- verb with object puncture to cause to collapse or disintegrate; spoil; ruin: to puncture one's dream of success. 1
- verb without object puncture to become punctured: These tires do not puncture easily. 1
- countable noun puncture A puncture is a small hole in a car tyre or bicycle tyre that has been made by a sharp object. 0
- countable noun puncture A puncture is a small hole in someone's skin that has been made by or with a sharp object. 0
- verb puncture If a sharp object punctures something, it makes a hole in it. 0
- verb puncture If a car tyre or bicycle tyre punctures or if something punctures it, a hole is made in the tyre. 0
- verb puncture If someone's feelings or beliefs are punctured, their feelings or beliefs are made to seem wrong or foolish, especially when this makes the person feel disappointed or upset. 0
- noun puncture a small hole made by a sharp object 0
- noun puncture a perforation and loss of pressure in a pneumatic tyre, made by sharp stones, glass, etc 0
- noun puncture the act of puncturing or perforating 0
- verb puncture to pierce (a hole) in (something) with a sharp object 0
- verb puncture to cause (something pressurized, esp a tyre) to lose pressure by piercing, or (of a tyre, etc) to be pierced and collapse in this way 0
- verb puncture to depreciate (a person's self-esteem, pomposity, etc) 0
- noun puncture the act or an instance of perforating or piercing 0
- noun puncture a hole made by a sharp point, as in an automobile tire, the skin, etc. 0
- verb transitive puncture to perforate or pierce with a sharp point 0
- verb transitive puncture to reduce or put an end to, as if by a puncture 0
- intransitive verb puncture to be punctured 0