Puncture

Noun

 * 1) A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
 * I got a puncture in my bicycle tire and had to walk home.
 * 1) * 2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, ISBN 0525946284, page 340,
 * Dieter's car had suffered a puncture on the RN3 road between Paris and Meaux. A bent nail was stuck in the tire.

Synonyms

 * flat tyre; flat

Derived terms

 * puncturer

Verb

 * 1) To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
 * The needle punctured the balloon instantly.

Derived terms

 * punctured interval
 * punctured neighborhood

Thesaurus
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Noun

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 * Indonesian: tusukan
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 * Portuguese: punctura, perfurar
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Verb

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