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Definitions for Punctured
[1] the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
[2] a hole or mark so made.
[3] Zoology . a small pointlike depression.
[4] to pierce or perforate, as with a pointed instrument: to puncture leather with an awl.
[5] to make (a hole, perforation, etc.) by piercing or perforating: He punctured a row of holes in the cardboard.
[6] to make a puncture in: A piece of glass punctured the tire.
[7] to reduce or diminish as if by piercing; damage; wound: to puncture a person's pride.
[8] to cause to collapse or disintegrate; spoil; ruin: to puncture one's dream of success.
[9] to become punctured: These tires do not puncture easily.
[10] a small hole made by a sharp object
[11] a perforation and loss of pressure in a pneumatic tyre, made by sharp stones, glass, etc
[12] the act of puncturing or perforating
[13] (tr) to pierce (a hole) in (something) with a sharp object
[14] 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
[15] (tr) to depreciate (a person's self-esteem, pomposity, etc)
Words related to Punctured
punctureriddle, prick, deflate, penetrate, perforate, rupture, explode, flatten, disprove, flat, cut, opening, leak, damage, break, nick, slit, stab, perforation, jab
Words nearby Punctured
puncturepunctuationalism, punctulate, punctum, punctum cecum, punctum vasculosum, puncture, puncture vine, puncture weed, puncture wound, pundit, punditocracy
Origin of Punctured
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pūnctūra a pricking, equivalent to pūnct(us ) (past participle of pungere to pierce; see pungent), + -ūra -ure
Other words from Punctured
punc·tur·a·ble , adjective
punc·ture·less , adjective
punc·tur·er , noun
non·punc·tur·a·ble , adjective
un·punc·tured , adjective
Word origin for Punctured
C14: from Latin punctūra, from pungere to prick
Synonyms for Punctured
deflate, penetrate, perforate, prick, riddle, rupture, bore, cut, drill, knife, lacerate, lance, nick, open, pierce, punch, cut through, go down, go flat