puncture

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpʌŋktʃə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpʌŋktʃɚ/
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• Hyphenation: punc‧ture

[edit] Noun

puncture (plural punctures)

1. A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.

   I got a puncture in my bicycle tire and had to walk home.

2. (British) A hole, cut, or tear in a vehicle's tire.
   • 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (UK, hole in a tire): flat tyre; (informal US) flat

[edit] Derived terms

• puncturer

[edit] Translations

• French: piqûre fr(fr)
• Italian: puntura it(it)
• Portuguese: punctura, perfurar
• Spanish: pinchazo es(es)

[edit] Verb

to puncture (third-person singular simple present punctures, present participle puncturing, simple past and past participle punctured)

1. To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

   The needle punctured the balloon instantly.

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