SkyfireDict

puncture   (TTS Sound)

The noun puncture has 3 senses

• puncture -- (loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object)


• puncture -- (a small hole made by a sharp object)


• puncture -- (the act of puncturing or perforating)

The verb puncture has 5 senses

• puncture -- (pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire")


• puncture -- (make by piercing; "puncture a hole")


• deflate, puncture -- (reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence")


• puncture -- (cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon")


• puncture -- (be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured")