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English noun: puncture | |||
| 1. | puncture (event) loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | misadventure, mischance, mishap | ||
| 2. | puncture (artifact) a small hole made by a sharp object | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hole | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pinhole, pinprick | ||
| 3. | puncture (act) the act of puncturing or perforating | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | centesis, perforation, prick, pricking, venipuncture | ||
English verb: puncture | |||
| 1. | puncture (contact) pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into | ||
| Samples | Puncture a tire. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | scarify | ||
| 2. | puncture (contact) make by piercing | ||
| Samples | Puncture a hole. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| 3. | puncture (communication) reduce or lessen the size or importance of | ||
| Samples | The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence. | ||
| Synonyms | deflate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deprecate, depreciate, vilipend | ||
| 4. | puncture (change) cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing | ||
| Samples | Puncture an air balloon. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decompress, depressurise, depressurize | ||
| 5. | puncture (change) be pierced or punctured | ||
| Samples | The tire punctured. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up | ||
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