Synonyms for puncture
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : puhngk-cher |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌŋk tʃər |
Top 10 synonyms for puncture Other synonyms for the word puncture
- blow sky high
- break
- cut
- cut through
- damage
- discourage
- discredit
- disillusion
- drill
- flat
- go down
- go flat
- humble
- jab
- knife
- knock bottom out
- knock props from under
- lacerate
- lance
- leak
- nick
- open
- opening
- perforation
- pierce
- poke full of holes
- prick
- punch
- shoot full of holes
- slit
- stab
- take down a peg
- take wind out of sails
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for puncture
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