puncture

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I - noun

1. loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
• Hypernyms:
mishap, misadventure, mischance
2. a small hole made by a sharp object
• Hypernyms:
hole
• Hyponyms:
pinhole, pinprick
3. the act of puncturing or perforating
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
centesis, perforation, prick, pricking, venipuncture

II - verb

1. pierce with a pointed object;
make a hole into (Freq. 1)
- puncture a tire
• Hypernyms:
pierce
• Hyponyms:
scarify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. make by piercing
- puncture a hole
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. reduce or lessen the size or importance of
- The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence
• Syn:
deflate
• Derivationally related forms:
deflator (for: deflate)
• Hypernyms:
deprecate, depreciate, vilipend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
- puncture an air balloon
• Hypernyms:
depressurize, depressurise, decompress
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. be pierced or punctured
- The tire punctured
• Hypernyms:
break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s