Puncture

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  • intransitive verb. To pierce with a pointed object.
  • intransitive verb. To make (a hole) by piercing.
  • intransitive verb. To depreciate or deflate.
  • intransitive verb. To be pierced or punctured.
  • noun. The act or an instance of puncturing.
  • noun. A hole or depression made by a sharp object, especially a hole in an automotive tire.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To prick; pierce with a sharp point of any kind: as, to puncture the skin.
  • noun. The act of perforating or pricking with a pointed instrument, or a small hole made by it; a small wound, as one made by a needle, prickle, or sting: as, the puncture of a lancet, nail, or pin.
  • noun. In zoology, a depressed point or dot, as if punctured; a small depression, as if pricked into a surface; a punctum. See cut under Coscinoptera.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
  • noun. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting.
  • transitive verb. To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act or an instance of puncturing.
  • noun. A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
  • verb. To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. make by piercing
  • noun. loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
  • verb. cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
  • noun. a small hole made by a sharp object
  • verb. reduce or lessen the size or importance of
  • noun. the act of puncturing or perforating
  • verb. be pierced or punctured
  • verb. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
  • Word Usage
    "AngioDynamics said in the FDA report that such a puncture is a "possible complication" of any such operation."
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    juncture  
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    perforate  till  
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