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puncture - the act of puncturing or perforating |
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activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
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centesis (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
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perforation the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
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prick,
pricking the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"
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venipuncture (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
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puncture - a small hole made by a sharp object |
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hole an opening deliberately made in or through something
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pinhole a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
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pinprick small puncture (as if made by a pin)
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puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object |
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misadventure,
mischance,
mishap an instance of misfortune
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| verb |
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puncture - pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire" |
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pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
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scarify puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
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puncture - be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured" |
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break,
come apart,
fall apart,
separate,
split up weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
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puncture - cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon" |
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decompress,
depressurise,
depressurize restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"
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puncture - make by piercing; "puncture a hole" |
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create,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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