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Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : puhngk-cher

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌŋk tʃər

Definition of puncture

Origin : late 14c., from Late Latin punctura "a pricking," from Latin punctus, past participle of pungere "to prick, pierce" (see pungent).

noun hole, rupture
verb poke hole in
verb deflate someone's idea, feelings

Example sentences :

Besides, one of her elbows was tryin' to puncture my right lung.
Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford

Afterwards, with a small soldering-iron he closed the puncture.
Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux

They puncture them with their snouts and lay their eggs in the bolls.
Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett

The probability of puncture or discomfort from the points is almost negligible.
Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett

He stripped one of my arms, and made a puncture in the median vein.
Extract from : « Niels Klim's journey under the ground » by Baron Ludvig Holberg

She seemed charmed; if she had a puncture—why, she put on the spare.
Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis

Even if I don't 'it 'im, I might puncture 'is bloomin' rum ration.
Extract from : « Norman Ten Hundred » by A. Stanley Blicq

The only course is to puncture the cavity and evacuate the liquid.
Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture

You are very skilful,” he remarked, pointing to the puncture; “I compliment you.
Extract from : « The Log of the Flying Fish » by Harry Collingwood

Their ways are not the same as ours; and I reckon we puncture their pride often enough.
Extract from : « The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon » by James Carson

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