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v., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures.

v.tr.

1. To pierce with a pointed object.
2. To make (a hole) by piercing.
3. To cause to collapse by piercing.
4. To depreciate or deflate: cutting remarks that punctured my ego.

v.intr.

To be pierced or punctured.

n.

1. The act or an instance of puncturing.
2. A hole or depression made by a sharp object, especially a hole in an automotive tire.

[From Middle English, a pricking, from Late Latin pūnctūra, from pūnctus, past participle of pungere, to prick.]

puncturable punc'tur·a·ble adj.

verb

1. To make a hole or other opening in: breach, break (through), gap, hole, perforate, pierce. See open/close.
2. To pass into or through by overcoming resistance: break (through), enter, penetrate, perforate, pierce. See enter/exit.
3. To cause to be no longer believed or valued: debunk, deflate, discredit, explode. Informal shoot down. Idioms: knock the bottom out of, shoot full of holes. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.

noun

A small mark or hole made by a sharp, pointed object: perforation, prick, stab. See marks, open/close.

v

Definition: deflate someone's idea, feelings
Antonyms: build up, inflate

v

Definition: poke hole in
Antonyms: close, inflate, patch up, sew

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1. the act of piercing or penetrating with a pointed object or instrument; a wound so made. Wounds of special interest because of their potential seriousness are to the cornea, the sole of the horse's foot and the synovial cavity.
2. Surgical puncture of an anatomical tissue to obtain material for clinicopathological examination. Includes cisternal puncture, lumbar puncture, spinal puncture, sternal puncture.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stik, punktering
v. tr. - stikke hul i, punktere
v. intr. - få en punktering, punktere

Nederlands (Dutch)
perforeren, doorprikken, perforatie, gat

Français (French)
n. - crevaison, perforation
v. tr. - crever, ponctionner, (Méd) se perforer (un poumon), (fig) démolir (un mythe), décontenancer (qn)
v. intr. - crever

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reifenpanne, Loch, Einstich
v. - durchstechen, durchlochen, ein Loch bekommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διάτρηση, παρακέντηση, τρυπούλα, ξεφούσκωμα, σκάσιμο, κλατάρισμα (σαμπρέλας)
v. - παρακεντώ, (δια)τρυπώ, (για σαμπρέλες) ξεφουσκώνω, κλατάρω

Italiano (Italian)
perforare, bucare, foratura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - furo (m)
v. - perfurar

Русский (Russian)
прокол, пробой, прокалывать, пробивать

Español (Spanish)
n. - perforación
v. tr. - perforar
v. intr. - hacer perforaciones

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - punktering, stick
v. - punktera, sticka hål på, gå illa åt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
刺, 穿刺, 刺孔, 刺痕, 刺穿, 削弱, 戳破, 损伤, 被刺穿, 被戳破

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 刺, 穿刺, 刺孔, 刺痕
v. tr. - 刺, 刺穿, 削弱, 戳破, 損傷
v. intr. - 被刺穿, 被戳破

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (찔러서 낸) 구멍
v. tr. - (바늘 따위로) 찌르다, ~에 구멍을 뚫다
v. intr. - 빵구 나다, 구멍이 뚫리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 刺すこと, 穿刺, パンク
v. - 刺す, 貫く, 一挙にだめにする, 空気漏れする, だめになる, パンクする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثقب, خزق, خرق (فعل) ثقب, خرق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נקב, נקר, תקר, פנצ'ר‬
v. tr. - ‮נקב, ניקב, הוציא האוויר, תיקר, ניפץ (תדמיתו), הוציא האוויר ממפרשיו של‬
v. intr. - ‮נוקב, התהווה בו נקר‬

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