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- pronunciation:
- puhngk
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a small hole caused esp. by a sharp or pointed object.
a puncture in the tire- synonyms:
- boring, hole, perforation, prick
- similar words:
- aperture, bore, breach, broach, eyelet, opening, orifice, vent
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| definition 2: |
the action or an instance of making such a hole.
- synonyms:
- boring, holing, perforation, piercing, prick
- similar words:
- drilling, gimleting, punching, reaming, stabbing, stick
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| related words: |
bore, leak |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
punctures, puncturing, punctured |
| definition 1: |
to penetrate or pierce, esp. with a sharp or pointed object.
- synonyms:
- pierce, prick, punch, stab, stick
- similar words:
- bore, cut, drill, enter, gore, impale, lance, penetrate, perforate, pink, pit, ream, skewer, slit, spike
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| definition 2: |
to make (a small hole), esp. with a sharp or pointed object.
- synonyms:
- bore, gimlet, hole, perforate, pierce
- similar words:
- pink, pit, prick, punch, ream
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| related words: |
bore, drill, enter, gore, lance, penetrate, stick |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be penetrated or pierced, esp. by a sharp or pointed object.
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| derivations: |
puncturable (adj.), puncturer (n.) |
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