puncture

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpʌŋktʃə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpʌŋktʃɚ/

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• Hyphenation: puncture‧punc‧ture

Noun

Singular puncture

Plural punctures

1. A puncture refers to a hole, cut or tear that is made due to something sharp.

   My tire has a puncture in it after I drove in the mountains.

Verb

Plain form puncture

Third-person singular punctures

Past tense punctured

Past participle punctured

Present participle puncturing

1. When you puncture something, you are trying to make a hole using something sharp.

   I used a needle to puncture the balloons on the floor.