puncture

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punc·ture [puncture punctures punctured puncturing] noun, verb BrE [ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)] NAmE [ˈpʌŋktʃər]
noun
1. (BrE)a small hole in a tyre made by a sharp point
•I had a puncture on the way and arrived late.
see also ↑flat _n. (⁶)
2. a small hole, especially in the skin, made by a sharp point
•There were four small puncture marks on her wrist where the cat had bitten her.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin punctura, from punct- ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere. The verb dates from the late 17th cent.

Example Bank:
•The tyre had a slow puncture and had to be pumped up every day.
•Puncture wounds carry a serious risk of infection.

 
verb
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to make a small hole in sth; to get a small hole
•to puncture a tyre
•She was taken to the hospital with broken ribs and a punctured lung.
•One of the front tyres had punctured.
2. transitive ~ sth to suddenly make sb feel less confident, proud, etc
•to puncture sb's confidence
•The earlier mood of optimism had been punctured.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin punctura, from punct- ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere. The verb dates from the late 17th cent.