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punc⋅ture

  [puhngk-cher] noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.
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–noun
1. the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
2. a hole or mark so made.
3. Zoology. a small pointlike depression.
–verb (used with object)
4. to pierce or perforate, as with a pointed instrument: to puncture leather with an awl.
5. to make (a hole, perforation, etc.) by piercing or perforating: He punctured a row of holes in the cardboard.
6. to make a puncture in: A piece of glass punctured the tire.
7. to reduce or diminish as if by piercing; damage; wound: to puncture a person's pride.
8. to cause to collapse or disintegrate; spoil; ruin: to puncture one's dream of success.
–verb (used without object)
9. to become punctured: These tires do not puncture easily.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L pūnctūra a pricking, equiv. to pūnct(us) (ptp. of pungere to pierce; see pungent ), + -ūra -ure

Related forms:
punc⋅tur⋅a⋅ble, adjective
punc⋅ture⋅less, adjective
punc⋅tur⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. break, rupture, perforation.
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punc·ture   (pŭngk'chər)   
v.   punc·tured, punc·tur·ing, punc·tures

v.   tr.

  1. To pierce with a pointed object.

  2. To make (a hole) by piercing.

  3. To cause to collapse by piercing.

  4. To depreciate or deflate: cutting remarks that punctured my ego.

v.   intr.
To be pierced or punctured.
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of puncturing.

  2. A hole or depression made by a sharp object, especially a hole in an automotive tire.


[From Middle English, a pricking, from Late Latin pūnctūra, from pūnctus, past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
punc'tur·a·ble adj.
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Word Origin & History

puncture 
1392, from L.L. punctura "a pricking," from L. punctus, prop. pp. of pungere "to prick, pierce" (see pungent). The verb is from 1699.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2puncture
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: punc·tured; punc·tur·ing /'p&[ng](k)-ch&-ri[ng],'p&[ng](k)-shri[ng]/
transitive senses
: to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object <puncture the skin with a needle> punctureintransitive senses
: to become punctured
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

puncture punc·ture (pŭngk'chər)
v. punc·tured, punc·tur·ing, punc·tures
To pierce with a pointed object, as with a needle. n.
A hole or depression made by a sharp object. Also called centesis.

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