Antonyms for puncture


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

Synonyms for puncture

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