āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
puncture
/pËĘÅktâĘÉ/
to puncture
01
āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause a sudden loss of air or pressure in something, such as a tire or inflatable object
Transitive: to puncture an inflatable object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cyclist accidentally punctured the inner tube while repairing the bike.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to pierce or penetrate something with a sharp object
Transitive: to puncture sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She punctured the plastic wrapping of the package with scissors to open it.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to suffer a small hole or opening
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The balloon popped when it punctured on a thorn in the garden.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to unexpectedly deflate or diminish a mood, feeling, or atmosphere
Transitive: to puncture a mood or feeling
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her harsh criticism punctured his confidence, leaving him feeling dejected.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļ āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create a hole or opening by piercing something with a sharp object
Transitive: to puncture a hole in sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With a nail, he punctured a row of perforations in the plastic container for ventilation.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Puncture
01
āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§
the act of puncturing or perforating
02
āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°, āĻĢā§āĻā§
a small hole made by a sharp object
03
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°
a small hole or tear in a tire caused by a sharp object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She noticed a nail was the cause of the tire puncture.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
punctured
puncture
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
