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1. Loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
    
2. A small hole made by a sharp object
    
3. The act of puncturing or perforating
    
4. A deflated pneumatic tire
   - flat [N. Amer], flat tire [N. Amer], flat tyre [Brit]

1. Pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
   "puncture a tire"
    
2. Make by piercing
   "puncture a hole"
    
3. Reduce or lessen the size or importance of
   "The bad review of his work punctured his self-confidence";
   - deflate
    
4. Cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
   "puncture an air balloon"
    
5. Be pierced or punctured
   "The tire punctured"

Derived forms: punctured, punctures, puncturing

Type of: activity, break, come apart, create, decompress, deprecate, depreciate, depressurise [Brit], depressurize, fall apart, hole, make, misadventure, mischance, mishap, pierce, pneumatic tire [N. Amer], pneumatic tyre [Brit], separate, split up, vilipend

Encyclopedia: Puncture