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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Puncture \Punc"ture\, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to
     prick. See Pungent.]
     1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or
        sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.
                                                    --Rambler.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Puncturing.]
     To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to
     prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Puncturing.]
     To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to
     prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Puncture \Punc"ture\, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to
     prick. See Pungent.]
     1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
  
     2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or
        sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
  
              A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.
                                                    --Rambler.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  puncture
       n 1: loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some
            sharp object
       2: a small hole made by a sharp object
       3: the act of puncturing or perforating
       v 1: pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a
            tire"
       2: make by piercing; "puncture a hole"
       3: reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review
          of his work deflated his self-confidence" [syn: deflate]
       4: cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing;
          "puncture an air balloon"
       5: be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  puncture
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of puncturing.
     2 A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
     3 (lb en specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre
  to deflate.
     vb.
     To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  puncture
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of puncturing.
     2 A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
     3 (lb en specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre
  to deflate.
     vb.
     To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  puncture
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of puncturing.
     2 A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
     3 (lb en specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre
  to deflate.
     vb.
     To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  puncture
     n.
     1 The act or an instance of puncturing.
     2 A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
     3 (lb en specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre
  to deflate.
     vb.
     To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  puncture
     Englanti n.
     reikä
     Englanti vb.
     puhkaista

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/
  إثقب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  puncture //ˈpʌŋktʃə// //ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ// 
  дупчица, пробив
  hole, cut or tear

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  puncture //ˈpʌŋktʃə// //ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ// 
  пробивам, пробождам
  to pierce

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/
  propíchnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/ 
  propíchnutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/ 
  díra

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/ 
  probití

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/
  Durchschlagen , Durchschlag  [electr.]
           Note: von Strom durch einen Isolator
     Synonym: disruptive breakdown
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/
  Einstich , Einstichstelle 
     Synonym: prick
  
   see: punctures, pricks
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/
  Punktion  [med.]
     Synonym: tap
  
   see: punctures, taps, exploratory puncture
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/
  
  τρύπα στο λάστιχο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  puncture //ˈpʌŋktʃə// //ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ// 
  reikä, rengasrikko
  hole, cut or tear

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  puncture //ˈpʌŋktʃə// //ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ// 
  puhkaista
  to pierce

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/ 
  1. छिद्र
        "The puncture of the tyre could cause to buy a new one."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/
  defekt na gumenom kotaču, naprslina gume, otvor, probod, probušiti, puknuti, rupa

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/
  1. lyukasztás
  2. defekt
  3. szúrás
  4. lyuk

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  puncture //ˈpʌŋktʃə// //ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ// 
  tusukan
  hole, cut or tear

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  puncture //ˈpʌŋktʃə// //ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ// 
  パンク, 刺す
  hole, cut or tear

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  puncture /ˈpʌŋkʧə/
  I.    dziura, przebicie dętki
  II.    dziurawić

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/  
  1. punção
  2. puncionar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  puncture //ˈpʌŋktʃə// //ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ// 
  punktera, stick
  hole, cut or tear

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  puncture //ˈpʌŋktʃə// //ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ// 
  punktera, sticka hål på
  to pierce

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  puncture /pˈʌŋktʃə/
  1. delme
  2. iğne deliği gibi ufak delik
  3. patlama (otomobil lastiği)
  4. delmek, delik açmak
  5. değersizliğini ispat etmek. We had a puncture. Lastiğimiz patladı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpəŋkʃɝ/, /ˈpəŋktʃɝ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  238 Moby Thesaurus words for "puncture":
     abrade, abrasion, acupunctuation, acupuncture, auger, bark, belie,
     birthmark, bite, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, bloody, blotch,
     blow sky-high, blow up, bore, boring, brand, break, bring up short,
     broach, burn, caste mark, cave, cave in, chafe, chalk, chalk up,
     check, check off, checkmark, chip, cicatrix, cicatrize, claw,
     collapse, concussion, countersink, crack, crackle, craze, cut,
     dapple, dash, define, deflate, delimit, demarcate, destroy,
     discolor, discoloration, disconfirm, discourage, discredit,
     disillusion, disprove, dot, drill, drill hole, earmark, empierce,
     empiercement, engrave, engraving, explode, expose, fall in, fix,
     fixing, flash burn, fleck, flick, fold, fold up, fracture, fray,
     frazzle, freckle, fret, gall, gash, go through, gore, goring,
     gouge, gouge out, graving, hack, hatch, hole, honeycomb, humble,
     hurt, impale, impalement, implode, impress, imprint, incise,
     incision, injure, injury, invalidate, jab, jot, lacerate,
     laceration, lance, lancing, leak, lentigo, lesion, line, macula,
     maim, make a mark, make mincemeat of, mark, mark off, mark out,
     marking, maul, mole, mortal wound, mottle, mutilate, mutilation,
     needle, negate, negative, nevus, nick, notch, opening, patch,
     pencil, penetrate, penetration, pepper, perforate, perforation,
     pierce, piercing, pink, point, polka dot, prick, pricking, print,
     prove the contrary, punch, punching, punctuate, puncturing, ream,
     ream out, rend, rent, riddle, rip, ruin, run, run through, rupture,
     savage, scald, scar, scarification, scarify, scorch, score, scotch,
     scrape, scratch, scratching, scuff, seal, seam, second-degree burn,
     shoot, show up, skewer, skewering, skin, slash, slit, sore, spear,
     speck, speckle, spike, spit, splash, splotch, spot, sprain, stab,
     stab wound, stabbing, stain, stamp, stick, stigma, stigmatize,
     strain, strawberry mark, streak, striate, stripe, tap, tattoo,
     tattoo mark, tear, terebration, third-degree burn, tick, tick off,
     tittle, trace, transfix, transfixation, transfixion, transforation,
     transpierce, trauma, traumatize, trepan, trepanning, trephine,
     trephining, undercut, underline, underscore, watermark, wound,
     wounds immedicable, wrench
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.&vt.刺;穿刺

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 刺痕,穿刺
     vt. 刺穿,刺,揭穿
     vi. 被刺穿

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