puncture
noun
- incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
- perforate
verb
- perforate
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpʌŋktʃə/ / /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Late Latin pungō Late Latin pūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Late Latin -tūra Late Latin punctūrabor. English puncture Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.
- The act or an instance of puncturing.
- A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
“There were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin.”
“The lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.”
- A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
“On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.”
“Dieter's car had suffered a puncture on the RN3 road between Paris and Meaux. A bent nail was stuck in the tire.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Late Latin pungō Late Latin pūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Late Latin -tūra Late Latin punctūrabor. English puncture Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.
- To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
“The needle punctured the balloon instantly.”
“The couple all bloody / Tongues punctured by each other's teeth / Died and didn't let go”
- To destroy the vitality or strength of.
“The woebegone children have their aspirations slowly snuffed. Grace’s artistic dreams (of animation, of course) are punctured by her isolated existence; Gilbert’s pyrophilia is smothered by religious extremism.”