Dictionary

puncture en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
• /ˈpʌŋktʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Late Latin punctūrabor. English puncture Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.

Meanings

1. The act or an instance of puncturing.
2. A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
   • The lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. 1752 January 22 (Gregorian calendar), Samuel Johnson, “No. 190. Saturday, January 12. 1752.”, in The Rambler, volume VIII, Edinburgh: […] Sands, Murray, and Cochran; sold by W. Gordon, C. Wright, J. Yair, […], published 1752, →OCLC, page 44:
   • There were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin.
3. (specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
   • Dieter's car had suffered a puncture on the RN3 road between Paris and Meaux. A bent nail was stuck in the tire. 2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, →ISBN, page 340:
   • On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.
   • A tough test for even the strongest climber, it was new to the Tour de France this year, but its debut will be remembered for the wrong reasons after one of those spectators scattered carpet tacks on the road and induced around 30 punctures among the group of riders including Bradley Wiggins, the Tour's overall leader, and his chief rivals. 2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited:

Forms

Deriveds

sonopuncture · antipuncture · apipuncture · micropuncture · repuncture · electropuncture · counterpuncture · colorpuncture · mesopuncture · ignipuncture · macropuncture · galvanopuncture · postpuncture · puncturation · puncturable · punctureproof · arteriopuncture · puncture vine · pharmacopuncture · punctureless · multipuncture · laserpuncture · vacupuncture · renipuncture · lumbar puncture · aquapuncture · venipuncture · cardiopuncture · encephalopuncture · puncture-wallah · cryopuncture · acupuncture

Descendants

پَنچَر · פַּנְצֶ׳ר

Synonyms

flat tyre · flat tire · flat

Translations (41)

hu felszúrás (hole, cut or tear) · bg пробив (hole, cut or tear) · ja パンク (hole, cut or tear) · de Einstich (hole, cut or tear) · acw ثُقْب (hole, cut or tear) · pl nakłucie (hole, cut or tear) · acw خُرق (hole, cut or tear) · hu lyukasztás (hole, cut or tear) · pl punkcja (act) · sv sticka hål (hole, cut or tear) · sw panchari (hole, cut or tear) · pl dziura (hole, cut or tear) · he תקר (hole, cut or tear) · eo trui (hole, cut or tear) · hu szúrás (hole, cut or tear) · fr crevaison (hole, cut or tear) · km ការចាក់ (hole, cut or tear) · pt punctura (hole, cut or tear) · acw فَتْحَة (hole, cut or tear) · fr piqûre (hole, cut or tear) · sv punktera (hole, cut or tear) · bg дупчица (hole, cut or tear) · es pinchazo (hole, cut or tear) · ja 刺すこと (hole, cut or tear) · fi reikä (hole, cut or tear) · ru проко́л (hole, cut or tear) · fr perforation (hole, cut or tear) · hu lyuk (hole, cut or tear) · fi rengasrikko (hole, cut or tear) · id tusukan (hole, cut or tear) · ml ഊട്ട (hole, cut or tear) · cmn 戳破 (hole, cut or tear) · ar ثُقْب (hole, cut or tear) · es ponchadura (hole, cut or tear) · pt perfuração (hole, cut or tear) · gd toll (hole, cut or tear) · cmn 刺孔 (hole, cut or tear) · he נקר (hole, cut or tear) · it puntura (hole, cut or tear) · la pūnctūra (hole, cut or tear) · de Reifenpanne (hole, cut or tear)

puncture en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
• /ˈpʌŋktʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Late Latin punctūrabor. English puncture Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.

Meanings

1. To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
   • The couple all bloody / Tongues punctured by each other's teeth / Died and didn't let go 2013, clipping., “story”, in midcity:
   • The needle punctured the balloon instantly.
2. To destroy the vitality or strength of.
   • The woebegone children have their aspirations slowly snuffed. Grace’s artistic dreams (of animation, of course) are punctured by her isolated existence; Gilbert’s pyrophilia is smothered by religious extremism. 2024 October 23, Jacob Oller, “Clay weepy Memoir Of A Snail crawls through a gauntlet of misery”, in AV Club:

Forms

Deriveds

puncturer · punctured neighborhood · punctured interval

Translations (46)

es ponchar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · nl puncteren (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · kix lāp (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · sv punktera (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · bg пробождам (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · ca perforar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es punzar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · de durchstechen (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es punchar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es puncionar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · mi tioka (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · mi poka (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · cmn 刺穿 (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es compungir (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · fi puhkaista (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es pinchar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · ru прока́лывать (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es espichar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · mi tīokaoka (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es horacar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · mi paoka (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · ta குத்து (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · la pungō (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · cho hlumbli (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · ru проколо́ть (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es puncetear (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · sv sticka hål på (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · pl nakłuwać (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es pungir (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · hu kilyukad (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · hu kilyukaszt (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · gl perforar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · de punktieren (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · gld локпа- (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · gl furar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · hu felszúr (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · ba сәнсеү (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · pl nakłuć (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · sat ᱨᱳᱜ (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · ba тишеү (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · es horadar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · fr perforer (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · gl esfuracar (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · bg пробивам (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · mi oka (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate) · mi wero (to pierce — see also pierce, perforate)