Definition of Puncture

pungo pupugi punctum

punctum

(v. t.)
To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
  

(n.)
The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
  

(n.)
A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
  

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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.
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.
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"

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  similar words(3) 

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 lumbar puncture 
 spinal puncture 
 electro-puncture 

Olp = n. puncture; islet-hole

Pigfanu = v. to puncture

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Noun
1. loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
(hypernym) mishap, misadventure, mischance
2. a small hole made by a sharp object
(hypernym) hole
(hyponym) pinhole
3. the act of puncturing or perforating
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) centesis

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Verb
1. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"
(hypernym) pierce
(hyponym) scarify
2. make by piercing; "puncture a hole"
(hypernym) make, create
3. reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
(synonym) deflate
(hypernym) deprecate, depreciate
4. cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon"
(hypernym) depressurize, depressurise, decompress
5. be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"
(hypernym) break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart

A penetration of a tire's air chamber by a foreign object, nail, glass, etc. resulting in loss of air. Such loss can be rapid with the collapse of the innertube, or relatively slow in the case of tubeless tires.

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