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puncture

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) puncture (noun)
  2. 2) puncture (verb)
  3. puncture vine (noun)
  4. puncture voltage (noun)
  5. lumbar puncture (noun)
  6. sugar puncture (noun)

1punc·ture

noun \ˈpəŋk-chər\

Definition of PUNCTURE

1
: an act of puncturing
2
: a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing
3
: a minute depression
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Examples of PUNCTURE

  1. a slight puncture of the skin
  2. <a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket>

Origin of PUNCTURE

Middle English, from Latin punctura, from punctus, past participle of pungere
First Known Use: 14th century

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