puncture in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
puncture in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
puncture in Sindhi سنڌي
puncture in Tamil தமிழ்
puncture in English
- puncture⇄noun 1. a hole made by something pointed.
Ex. a puncture in a tire.
2. the act or process of puncturing.
Ex. Sewing is nothing more than puncture of a cloth by a needle drawing thread.
3. (Zoology.) a minute, rounded pit or depr - puncture⇄puncture, noun, verb, -tured,-turing.
- puncture⇄v.i. to have or get a puncture.
- puncture⇄v.t. 1. to make a hole in with something pointed.
Ex. If the nails fail, puncture their tires with a bullet (George Bernard Shaw).
(SYN) pierce, prick, perforate.
2. (Figurative.) to reduce, spoil, or destroy as if by a puncture.