puncture hole

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• puncture — [n] hole, rupture break, cut, damage, flat, flat tire*, jab, leak, nick, opening, perforation, prick, slit, stab; concepts 309,513,674 puncture [v1] poke hole in bore, cut, cut through, deflate, drill, go down, go flat, knife, lacerate, lance,… …   New thesaurus

• Puncture — Punc ture, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}.] 1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed. [1913 Webster] 2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• puncture — [puŋk′chər] n. [ME < L punctura, a pricking < L pungere, to pierce: see POINT] 1. the act or an instance of perforating or piercing 2. a hole made by a sharp point, as in an automobile tire, the skin, etc. vt. punctured, puncturing 1. to… …   English World dictionary

• hole — n Hole, hollow, cavity, pocket, void, vacuum are comparable when they mean an open or unfilled space in a thing. Hole may apply to an opening in a solid body that is or that suggests a depression or an excavation {those holes where eyes did once… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• puncture — ► NOUN ▪ a small hole caused by a sharp object, especially one in a tyre. ► VERB 1) make a puncture in. 2) cause a sudden collapse of (a mood, feeling, etc.). ORIGIN Latin punctura, from pungere to prick …   English terms dictionary

• hole — [n1] opening in a solid object aperture, breach, break, burrow, cave, cavern, cavity, chamber, chasm, chink, cistern, cleft, covert, crack, cranny, crater, cut, den, dent, depression, dimple, dip, excavation, eyelet, fissure, foramen, fracture,… …   New thesaurus

• hole — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. opening, aperture, gap, cavity; excavation, hollow; slot, puncture; dungeon; cave; space. See concavity, abode, interval. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A perforation] Syn. notch, puncture, slot, eyelet,… …   English dictionary for students

• puncture — [[t]pʌ̱ŋktʃə(r)[/t]] punctures, puncturing, punctured 1) N COUNT A puncture is a small hole in a car tyre or bicycle tyre that has been made by a sharp object. Somebody helped me mend the puncture. ...a tyre that has a slow puncture. 2) N COUNT A …   English dictionary

• puncture — punc|ture1 [ˈpʌŋktʃə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: punctura, from pungere; PUNGENT] 1.) BrE a small hole made accidentally in a tyre American Equivalent: flat ▪ She was cycling home when she had a puncture . slow puncture (=one that …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• puncture — I UK [ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)] / US [ˈpʌŋktʃər] noun [countable] Word forms puncture : singular puncture plural punctures 1) a small hole made by accident in a tyre Their journey was delayed for several hours because of a puncture. 2) a small hole made with… …   English dictionary

• puncture — 1. To make a hole with a small pointed object, such as a needle. 2. A prick or small hole made with a pointed instrument. [L. punctura, fr. pungo, pp. punctus, to prick] Bernard p. SYN: diabetic p.. cisternal p. passage of a hollow needle through …   Medical dictionary